‘Beacon of hope’: Ugandans find inspiration in Mamdani’s win and ask if they can do the same

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The opposition leader in Ugandan Parliament sees the Ugandan-born Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayoral race as an inspiring political shift but somehow too distant for many Africans at home.
“It’s a big encouragement even to us here in Uganda that it’s possible,” said Joel Ssenyonyi, who represents an area of the Ugandan capital of Kampala. “But we have a long way to get there.&rdquo