Powerful voices of the 1970s and 1980s long gone or silent: Part 4
Matia Kasaija
In 1980, Matia Kasaija was elected to Parliament, aged 36. Earlier, he had been the State Minister of Labour. From 1981 until 1986,...
Powerful voices of the 1970s and 1980s long gone or silent: Part3
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Yoweri Museveni was born in 1944 to Amos Kaguta and Esteri Kokundeka in the western District of Kiruhura, formerly Mbarara.
He attended Kyamate Elementary...
Ugandan musicians raid politics
It is often thought that good basketball players also know how belt out rap music hits.
National Basketball Association (NBA) players such as Iman Shumpet...
Powerful voices of the 1970s and 1980s long gone or silent: Part 3
Francis Ayume
A lawyer, Francis Ayume held several influential posts in the Museveni government, before becoming the Speaker of Parliament, following the demise of James...
Powerful voices of the 1970s and 1980s long gone or silent:
Apollo Milton Obote
After the overthrow of Idi Amin in 1979, Uganda was governed by Yusuf Lule and Godfrey Binaisa. But when the 1980 elections...
