What Died When We Lived is a telling book for Uganda’s contemporary circumstances. It ably grapples with those issues that Ugandan citizens find deeply troubling, with razor-sharp analysis, consummate wit, and magisterial wisdom. Certainly, the truth-deniers will have a hard time creating a persuasive counter-narrative. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo has given us a gem: It is an exemplar of decolonial dissent. ~ J. Oloka-Onyango

“As the reader turns the pages of this volume, working through each section and article, it becomes clear that the responsibility for the transformation of Uganda – the country, state and society – lies squarely on the shoulders of all Ugandans. The call is clear: all Ugandans must become activists for change.” Dr. Bishop Zac Niringiye.

Jimmy Spire Ssentongo is a Ugandan academic (in Philosophy), cartoonist, and activist. His other books include Living with ‘Others; *What I Saw When I Died; Quarantined; Inquiry into a Withering Heritage; and Unconformable Laughter.