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Alex Mukulu Is Gone, But His Bananas Still Sting: The Life and Legacy of Uganda’s Greatest Playwright

Uganda lost one of its most fearless artistic voices this past weekend. Alex Mukulu, the playwright who turned a post-independence banana peel into a mirror held up to power, is dead. And the story of why his most celebrated work never made it onto a school syllabus tells you everything you need to know about the tension between art and authority.