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One week after the Kisenyi Fire
I returned to Kisenyi one week later and was amazed to find new structures replacing most of the wreckage left by the fire. Apart from...
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Owino Market is on Fire
This morning, I received an urgent call with the news, ‘Owino Market is on Fire’. Having spent time in and around Owino over the last few...
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National Theatre to become a shopping mall
Recently, I read a news article stating that the National Theatre was to be demolished for a shopping mall, a few days later, the same...
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Meeting the Market Management
The management of the market is a key part of my study of markets in Kampala. The current management of Owino Market is under the...
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Arcades, Malls and Complexes
Over the last few weeks I have visited a few different commercial schemes in Kampala's CBD. The three schemes below are all 10 years (or...
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Series of commercial development projects
The plan and photographs below highlight a number of commercial developments around my site. The distance from the northern most project...
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The Camp of Impalas
In 1887, British Colonialists arrived to find one of the largest powers in East Africa, the Baganda Kingdom situated in Mengo. Mengo...
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Maps
I went back to the Uganda Society Library to look at the maps I had picked out last week. I was given permission to photograph the maps...
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Entry Into Owino Market
Owino Market, formally known as St Balikuddembe Market, was established in 1971 on the outer edge of the Central Business District of...