Once Upon A Time…Don Wanyama was a great admirer and supporter of Dr Kizza Besigye. Wanyama, then chief sub-editor of Daily Monitor had even become an informal advisor to FDC, something that did not go down well with some of his bosses at Namuwongo. Those who worked with Wanyama at the time will tell you…
Once upon a time…There was a powerful gentleman at the Electoral Commission by the names of Sam Rwakoojo. He was the commission’s secretary. So powerful was Rwakoojo that EC commissioners who were his bosses on paper, were careful not to annoy him. Nothing, not even a pen or a ream of paper, could be bought…
Once Upon A time…Students from all over the region craved to study at Makerere University. That was in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s when the institution was regarded as the ‘Harvard’ of Africa. Among other faculties, the university arguably had the best Medical School in the region. It was also the bastion of academic research…
In the early 2000s when he worked as a sports reporter for The Sunrise newspaper at National Theatre, Ramathan Ggoobi endlessly effused about Kenneth Matovu, the gifted New Vision sports journalist and columnist who perished in an accident in 2001. Ggoobi, then wanted to become the next “Matovu” only that he appeared more interested in…
There was a time when the name John Patrick Amama Mbabazi (JPAM) evoked power, fear and respect. Fellow ministers prostrated before him. His political opponents feared to cross his path. Whenever he gestured to the speaker that he needed to say something, the House fell silent. You could hear a pin drop as every MP…
