"This thing was attacking, paralysing and taking control of my body. I could neither see nor hear it, however, could feel its evil presence, ready to get to me"

"I remember praying to God crying out to Him that if He saved me, I was going to serve Him. I was not ready to die just yet"

"When my daughter wants to talk to him, she asks me to call him and we talk. At times he even picks her from home and they go outting."

"MC Kats cares so much about his children and he is a good dad toward my child. Him and I are very okay."

"Our relationship as parents is very okay. We are co-parenting excellently. We only separated musically but nothing will change the fact that he is the one who introduced me to the industry and he advises me where need be."

"To any struggling musicians, as long as your dream is music, don’t let anyone take advantage of you because they promise to promote you. There is always that time for you to shine and eventually make it there."

"I had always wanted to pursue journalism at the university and always begged my father to sponsor my education but he jammed for his own reasons yet he had the resources,"

"I however kept in music where my passion has always been,"

"The greatest benefit was performing live"

"I wouldn’t my daughter to be an alcoholic because I see how it tortures people. I wouldn’t want that for my child. I don’t know what she will decide for herself because she will be an adult but I would have loved to be there to limit her consumption. There are many things I would still like to guide her through, like any other mother."

"My career is in a good space. I’m at that point where I don’t have to prove myself as much anymore. Before, I had to release song after song, and sometimes even good songs wouldn’t get much attention. Now, I don’t have to push as hard. The fan base has really grown, and I appreciate that. If you’re known in your country, the next step is to be known outside it. I want to be recognized across East Africa and globally — to spread my wings further."

"Sirubala” basically means "I do not count that day.” The song is about having that one person — if I don’t see them, I won’t count that day"

"(Laughs) I embrace it. I thank God for it. What I’m doing now is focusing on my brand and image. That is what I learnt at Coke Studio. Your image matters."

"(Laughs) By the time I was at Coke Studio, I had already recorded the song but I had not yet done the video. The song had been recorded with Micheal Fingers at Masters Studios. At Coke Studio, the lady requested for my songs since I had no video for it, I played my other videos and the audio for Drum and guess what? She fell in love with Drum."

"Love. It is a love song. Love is the inspiration. It talks about somebody you truly love and any small thing they do simply magnifies to a higher frequency."

"You have to understand you have to strengthen the home fanbase and I have done that. I wanted to do a concert first and I did. Next was to do an album—and it’s ready for release. Then I’ll do a media tour for it outside Uganda."

"I don’t have enough resources right now—and they aren’t just financial. But it’s my biggest dream to cross borders."

"There was a time I was talking to Don Jazzy, he’s my personal friend, and he told me whenever I am ready to travel to Nigeria, I should hit him up."

"At certain times we would lack the basics in life and so I would go to my other relatives to find some money"

"Faithful, Available, Teachable"

"During my presidency, ULS launched an anti-sexual harassment policy and organized a Rule of Law Symposium on sexual misconduct within the legal profession"

"The JSC appointments during my tenure were made in accordance with the Judicial Service Commission Act and the Constitution. Reappointments were effected by the appointing authority—the President of Uganda—without requiring ULS input, as incumbents were eligible for a second term"

"The only way to improve on domestic revenue mobilization is through alternative dispute resolution instead of going to courts ."

"Alternative dispute resolution is a win-win situation for both URA and the taxpayer because cases are resolved Faster. We spend a lot of time and money in court, but if taxpayers opted for alternative dispute resolution, time and money will be saved."

"Her advice to women in legal leadership is to develop a healthy work ethic and to create a positive personal brand— you must be known for having integrity and producing results."

"Clearly, non-payment of stamp duty is not fatal to the instrument or its admission in evidence. I therefore, agree that it is now settled that Court cannot dismiss a suit merely because the stamp duty has not been paid on the document relied upon to bring the claim"

"On August 7, High court judge Harriet Grace Magala made a significant decision by disallowing an application by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), which sought unconditional leave to appear and defend a summary suit."

"I never exploited [the woman] in Uganda, why would I exploit her in the UK?"

"When asked if she had ever agreed with others to "intimidate [the woman] to stop her giving evidence" during the trial, she replied: "No, I would never do that.""

"When the police first came to me, I made some misrepresentations, having been asked if she had lied by Caroline Haughey KC, prosecuting."

"For me, I'm a judge, I'm OK but if you didn't have much to do... she would want to stay."

"She doesn't want to go, who wants to go back to Africa when she can work?"

"This is what happens exactly when they come, they get excited about the pound and then they want to work much more than the terms they came on, so that's what she wants."

"Lydia Mugambe used her position to exploit a vulnerable young woman, controlling her freedom and making her work without payment."

"Justice Mugenyi urges women leaders to show up, be present, and be visible."

"Throughout her career, Justice Mugenyi has been able to demonstrate leadership skills; She has a strong results-oriented work ethos; exemplary integrity professionalism and accountability; An excellent communicator with interpersonal skills, and a formidable team player."

"Mugenyi’s story is a story of perseverance and determination to get the job done. While she has had to face opposition from men and women who did not see her as deserving of her promotions, she has gone out of her way to support and uplift current and future female leaders through her presence at numerous conferences and webinars on women leaders in law."

"Mugenyi has never tried to depict her experience as a young female judge as easy."

"This piece was written as commentary. It was a hypothetical analysis"

"This is part of the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections of next year. Government is trying to muzzle certain critical journalists"

"I am not religious. I believe in God, I draw my strength from God, I belong to a church and prayer group, I do my devotions every day, I take time off to read the word of God and to pray and I believe I get guidance from God."

"I listen to music, I like to watch movies, but I don’t get time to watch them. I would like to read a god book but certainly have no time. I like human interest and stories about a family, a person and motivational books."

"What I have observed is doing investigations and making recommendations that are not implemented because of the wishes of some political leaders. But as lawyers we are trained to accept losing some and wining some cases."

"I know what people want to see is us going after the so called big-fish; that is when they realize that you are doing work, but a lot of work being done by the inspectorate quietly but effectively."

"I think I have discovered that I can stir the institution into the right direction. There are very many cases we have worked on successfully, I cannot enumerate."

"Also note that my time at university was the most challenging in my entire academic life."

"Because of my inability to write, things became very difficult for me and I was very apprehensive at how this would all end."

"I felt quite miserable at the beginning of my university tenure but my aunt, Idah Okunga, with her husband helped me a great deal."

"I got to meet and learn from world leaders in politics, business and civil society. Their feedback and input still motivates me to continue the work I’m doing around economic development on the continent."

"I want to shift from deal making to mind shifting."