🎙 Episode 39 show notes

Total run time target: ~1 hr

Structure: 7 segments

Today’s game / challenge - word challenge 

Segment 1/ Intro – Thank the fans 

Entertainment Kickoff : The HOLIDAYS are here / Lacknof Christmas spirit/ Mariah Carey's song, "All I Want For Christmas Is You," has earned her an estimated $60 million or more in royalties, and she continues to make millions annually from it, say reports from late 2022 and late 2024.  Song earnings: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has earned over $60 million in royalties as of late 2024, with estimates suggesting she earns between $2.5 and $3 million annually in royalties from the song.

The story of the woman on EMEKA’s show / Oscar Kampala 1000 men in Kenya 

Segment 2 – our weeks (NYEGE recap)

Segment 3 – Mutuzo’s fun fact 

Segment 4 – (Skip) 

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Segment 5 - STORIES

• Uganda Law Society slams police for unleashing dogs at campaign rallies. According to ULS vice president, Anthony Asiimwe, the deployment of police dogs at political rallies today reflects a continuity with colonial and apartheid-era practices in which animals were weaponised to instill fear and enforce authoritarian control.
• HIV rates surge in Soroti as schoolgirls sell sex for Shs 1,000. Secondary schoolgirls in Soroti city, eastern Uganda, are reportedly engaging in commercial sex for as little as Shs 1,000, a trend community leaders say is deepening the region’s already alarming HIV/Aids crisis.
• According to the 2024 Uganda AIDS Commission prevalence report, Soroti’s HIV prevalence now stands at 12.5 per cent, making it the second-highest in the country after Fort Portal (13.5 per cent), and more than double the national average of 5.1 per cent. Speaking at the Soroti secondary school annual general meeting on Saturday, Sheikh Obilan Abubakar Umar, Regional Assistant Mufti (RAM) for Teso-Karamoja, said authorities have identified at least 120 “hot spots” linked to commercial sex in the city,  including locations where schoolgirls are allegedly selling sex for Shs 1,000–2,000
• Spice canceled her concert asayimg promoter failed to meet contractual obligations 
• Africa’s petrol shock map: Shs_____ in Libya, Shs 5,000 in Uganda. In the DR Congo, a litre goes for $1.039 (Shs 3,700), roughly 37 times more. And in East Africa, where millions of people rely on fuel for transport, food distribution and survival, prices climb even higher: Shs 4,950 to 5,060 in Uganda, nearly Shs 4,900 in Rwanda, and Shs 4,888 in Kenya. Fuel is not just a commodity. Across Africa, it is a mirror, reflecting economies under pressure, governments facing hard choices, and households navigating the thin line between mobility and immobility. Nigeria’s price is 2K - https://observer.ug/news/africas-petrol-shock-map-shs-100-in-libya-shs-5000-in-uganda/
• Burna Boy controversy (videos) 
• UNREALISTIC TV DRAMS banned on Chinese TV stations 

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