Despite arrests, the Bizonto comedy troupe continues to resonate with audiences nationwide
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.A packed Kampala audience holds its breath as four self-styled “singing fools” in choir uniforms bound onto the stage for their latest daring satire of Ugandan politics.
The troupe’s name means “mentally unstable”, which they chose when they formed in 2020 in the hope it would provide some protection from the authorities.“Our message means people know we are actually not fools,” said troupe member Maliseeri Mbambaali, 40.Their buffoonish front has not always protected them.
The government was on edge at the time ahead of 2021 elections, with singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine galvanising youthful opposition to Museveni’s regime. “It gave a signal that whatever we do, the government will be monitoring us,” said Mbambaali, who vowed to take a more “coded” approach to future satires.Bizonto’s audience stretches across the generations. In the crowd at a recent show were 72-year-old widow Miria Kawuma and her granddaughter Christine Nabaata Kamwesi, 29.
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