By Austin BukenyaMore by this Author“Either we win or you lose.” That is the motto or slogan that ruined Northcote Hall. In another sense, Ngugi qualifies for “ownership” of Northcote Hall because he is arguably the most famous Makererean to ever have lived there. But no other hall at Makerere was as famous as Northcote Hall in its heyday. These solidarities, twinning men’s and women’s hostels, are also part of the Makerere hall culture. Thus you have the “Mitchelex Solidarity”, twinning Mitchel Hall with the “youngest” ladies’ hall, known simply as Complex, and the biggest of them all, the “Lumbox Solidarity” that pairs Lumumba Hall with Mary Stuart, the “Box”.

Source: Daily Nation November 18, 2017 09:33 UTC