This memoir takes us through a fascinating journey from a village in Hoima through Kings College Budo, Makerere College, St Anne’s College Oxford to the Legislative Council.

Sarah had the singular distinction of becoming the first woman graduate of East and Central Africa, morever from the prestigious Oxford University. From a young age, Sarah was aware of her rights in society and she pushed hard for them; rejecting salary that was less than what her male colleagues with the same qualification were getting and insisting on her right to a first class cabin on the train from Mombasa to Kampala are only two examples in a lifetime of assertiveness.