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The Man Who Chose His Name
In this episode of Footprints Podcast, Jacqueline Asiimwe sits down with Phillip Wafula Oguttu, a journalist, political leader, and one of Uganda’s enduring public voices.
His story begins in Lumino, where hardship, land injustice, and the early loss of his father shaped his sense of fairness. He shares how he once dreamed of becoming a lawyer, how newspapers opened another route, and how journalism became his way of exposing wrongs and speaking to power.
The conversation travels through his childhood, Bank of Uganda, his scholarship to China, his time in Tanzania, encounters with Idi Amin…
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