Katumba Oyee! The saving grace in our lethal electoral campaigns
The East African Friday January 08 2021 John Katumba got nominated seconds to the deadline, having jumped from the rickety jalopy that broke down as his team approached the nomination centre. ILLUSTRATION | JOHN NYAGA Summary Katumba is from a humble, disadvantaged background who has made it through college courtesy of well-wishers who liked his good character and they kept giving him odd jobs. Advertisement In Joseph Heller’s World War II classic Catch 22, a puzzled US fighter pilot asks, “Why do they shoot at me when I go to drop my bombs on them?” In Uganda’s electoral campaigns th...
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