Uganda, May 1 -- In Kashari, the First Family gathered for Nsasiirwe Karugire's kuhingira, and just like that, a private function became national content because in this country, privacy is more of a suggestion, especially when there is a tent and food involved and if you belong to that family.

By mid-morning, timelines were already in agreement: this was not just a ceremony, it was a broadcast. The setup? - very Ankole, you gerrit? Effortlessly expensive in that "we did not overdo it, it just came out like this" kind of way. Sasii, granddaughter to the President, arrived in full cultural elegance, looking like tradition itself had decided to dress up.

Her parents, Natasha and Edwin Karugire, carried the kind of pride that does not need...