From boda boda to ballot paper: 30-year-old rider Francis Mawejje launches presidential bid to end Museveni’s 40-year rule; here is what is in his ‘boda boda manifesto’

Francis Mawejje, a 30-year-old boda boda rider, has officially announced his candidacy for the presidency of Uganda, aiming to unseat long-serving President Yoweri Museveni. “Our economy is essentially driven by the boda boda sector—about 80% of it,” Mawejje stated during his announcement. “This is a hand-to-mouth economy. People leave their homes each day uncertain of […] The post From boda boda to ballot paper: 30-year-old rider Francis Mawejje launches presidential bid to end Museveni’s 40-year rule; here is what is in his ‘boda boda manifesto’ first appeared on Matooke Republic.