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Uganda's boxing sport has been significantly boosted with the support of international music star and entrepreneur Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade (Mr Eazi).
JOINING BOBI WINE In 2017 when the Kyagulanyi political wave first washed over the country –triggering a violent backlash from government – Lule was one of the first youths who picked keen interest. Even when he flew to Chad in 2018 at the invitation of the US Embassy to work with a team constructing a base for the visiting former US President Jimmy Carter (head of the Jimmy Carter Foundation), he actively kept tabs on Uganda’s politics. He claims nobody invited him and his fellow Kawempe youths to join the struggle. He laughs at suggestions that the youth are paid by foreigners to supp...
But a brave face of those calling the shots – and pushing him forward. We need to believe Mr Museveni when he tells us he doesn’t want to be in power. He has had a good life – and would undoubtedly enjoy a good one if he peacefully left office. There is no reason why after 35 years in power, at 76, one still braves the stresses and insults that come with the presidency. I am getting convinced Museveni is not as obsessed with the presidency as he is made to appear. In truth, Museveni too, needs liberation from those clearly pumping up his ego to appear he is greedy for power.
How the governed can control the hooliganism of the state January 13, 2021 How the governed can control the hooliganism of the state The unfunny joke in many constitutions in Africa is the slogan, “power belongs to the people.” It never does. What actually happens is that the thing called the state – reduced to just a few people – is often far stronger than the people. Indeed, there exists a clear disconnect between the state and the governed. This state of affairs is very common in polities where slogans such as “no change” are highl...
How NRM top wigs used slain boxer Zebra Mando January 6, 2021 Zebra Mando His death in a night shooting last week drew the most public notice including a presidential confession that the killers of Isaac ‘Zebra Mando’ Ssenyange were security agents. His shooting on December 30 catapulted Ssenyange to a grandeur national stage and intensified the harsh political criticism of killings of unarmed civilians by security forces during this election campaign period. Ssenyange was one of the most controversial national boxing stars in Uganda’s rece...