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Author: John Okot & Liam Taylor

John Okot & Liam Taylor

John Okot is a freelance journalist based in Gulu, northern Uganda, and a fellow of IWMF African Great Lakes Reporting Initiative. Follow him on twitter @jonniokot. Liam Taylor is a freelance journalist based in Kampala.

  • The songs of Bosmic Otim are played across northern Uganda, from buses to bars. Credit: Liam Taylor.
    CultureEditor's PicksPoliticsUganda
    By John Okot & Liam Taylor
    April 9, 2019
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    “Music exposes thieves”: Meet Bosmic Otim, ‘northern Uganda’s Bobi Wine’

    In the north, a different popular singer articulates the people’s widespread frustrations and recent memories of violence. Garbed in red designer jeans, shirt and a jacket, Bosmic ...
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