Scribes ‘Beat’ Kyeyo In Oslo

Apr 17, 2003

The vibe from our scout in Oslo, Norway is not good.

The vibe from our scout in Oslo, Norway is not good. He tells us a good number of our scribes are doing more than just their Master’s at Oslo University. Apart from buckling down to read, two former scribes with The Monitor (Julius Mucunguzi and William Tayeebwa) are vending newspapers in a bid to make ends meet.
They are earning ‘big money’ and when converted to the Uganda shilling, it is twice as much what they were earning here. The source said that it’s over one million shillings. The scout added that the system of vending there is easier since the vendors are required to drop the papers at the homes of the subscribers. Ends

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