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UGANDA PRESS PHOTO AWARD

Philip Peter Kairu

a freelance photographer and student pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Fine Art at Makerere University

Currently he also is one of the students under the ongoing Photography and Visual Literacy for Active Citizenship (PVLAC) Programme organised by FOTEA, which is a series of in depth workshops and talks and exhibitions.

In 2020 he was one of the shortlisted photographers in the Young Photographer Award organised by the Uganda Press Photo Awards. Philp has great passion for documentary photography and photojournalism. He is interested in  people’s life stories in and around Uganda, and he has been using his camera to document the realities around him.

 

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Agent of Democracy

How political parties are encouraging participation through documenting a single individual.

Philip Kairu

 

I documented Bamulanzeki Timothy (24), a resident of Kisaasi-Bukoto, a suburb in Kampala. Timothy is a graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Land Use and Management under the faculty of Agriculture at Makerere University, a football player for top flight Startimes Premier League team – Maroons Football Club, Kikaaya Zone B Youth Chairperson, and campaign manager to Namayanja Racheal- an aspirant for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3) Women Councilor Dungu Zone, Kikaaya Zone A and B.

Timothy is a proud supporter of a new political party known as the National Unity Platform (NUP). My focus was on his active preparation and how he uses the different facets of his life, as a Youth Chairperson, footballer, and campaign manager, to convince, network, interact, request for votes, and listen to opinions while following his daily routine.

I attempted to create a correlation between key points in his candidate’s manifesto like  better roads, better drainage, offering a hand in youth sports or talent, and job creation; to his lifestyle and standard of living.

Timothy Bamulanzeki (24) campaign manager for Namayanja Racheal, an aspirant for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3) Women Councilor Dungu Zone, Kikaaya Zone A and B in Kisaasi Village, addresses a youth gathering on a Sunday afternoon as the meeting’s chairman. The meeting which took place at Kampala Quality Primary School was the first general youth meeting after 3 months since Timothy’s victory as Kikaaya Zone B’s Youth Chairperson. Invited were Councilor post aspirants including Namayanja Racheal who did not make but was represented by her Campaign manager Timothy who requested the youth to vote for her candidate come January.
Timothy Bamulanzeki poses beside a poster of LC3 aspirant Namayanja Racheal as he chats with a member of his Youth Cabinet. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
Silhouettes of Bamulanzeki Timothy (far left), meeting with members of his youth cabinet with Ndugwa (center), the youth publicity, discussing the code of conduct with key points on shaming and de-campaigning of fellow candidates. This was during an afternoon in preparation of the regime’s first ever youth general meeting at Kampala Quality Primary School. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
The 2020-2026 Youth Cabinet discusses key issues to address in their first ever youth general meeting due to take place that afternoon. In presence were 8 members seated in the middle section of the 3 sheltered children and parent’s waiting parlor at Kampala Quality Primary School headed by Timothy Bamulanzeki as the Youth Chairperson having been elected into power 3 month ago. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
Timothy Bamulanzeki receiving a phone call from LC3 aspirant Namayanja Racheal to whom he is a campaign manager. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
Timothy Bamulanzeki receiving a phone call from LC3 aspirant Namayanja Racheal to whom he is a campaign manager. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
A poster of Namayanja Racheal an aspirant for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3) Women Councilor Dungu Zone, Kikaaya Zone A and B in Kisaasi Village, is seen through a motorcycle's side mirror packed by the roadside stage locally known as 'Buyinja', on the Kisaasi-Bahai road. The boda boda (motorcycle) stage is a nearby stage that Timothy Bamulanzeki uses to access transport to get to areas within Kikaaya to interact, attend and solicit for votes amongst residents. It's at this location that Timothy got great support in terms of a celebration roadside rally after his Youth Chairperson win in August.
Timothy Bamulanzeki (seated) having a political conversation about different political aspirant manifestos with Ssetimba Brian a fellow football player while having a refreshment session of water and soda. This was during a mid-morning visit at Zimaze Cyrus' Kanyanya ex-playground where he had interactions and catching up with fellow football players and Kanyanya residents. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
Timothy Bamulanzeki (left) having a conversation with Kayira Joseph (centre) and Isma about political aspirants and what they should do for the community in terms of supporting football causes. This was during a mid-morning where Timothy took on the initiative to interact with Kanyanya residents and fellow football players who had come in preparation for an afternoon friendly match. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
Timothy Bamulanzeki pours water in the gardens next to his personal house after washing a dish he had a meal eaten in during an early morning, as he prepares to go visit his parents and meet residents in order to solicit for votes for his candidate and interact with while talking to them about the latter’s manifesto. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
Timothy Bamulanzeki in conversation with one of his Youth Cabinet leaders. Timothy used this opportunity to explain to them that by voting by his candidate, problems of poor drainage and roads in Wampamba Zone ought to be dealt with. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
Timothy Bamulanzeki having a football conversation with two residents of Kikaaya, Keane (right) and Mugabe John commonly known as Johnny (seated) in relation to the youth’s queries on football and how their candidate has huge plans for ensuring that the youth are not to have any more issues on anything related to football pitches access once she’s put into power. This was at Kampala Quality Primary School’s compound during an afternoon. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
Timothy on the phone networking with youths about the day and the party he had just attended in the evening, having an opportunity to congratulate Kampala Quality Football team that won the Kisaasi-Kikaaya Youth Talent search, and share a few manifestos of his candidate Namayanja Racheal at the event due to her absentia. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.
3 members of Namayanja Racheal's campaign team, Mbazira William (black coat), Kasozi George Williams (blue vest) and Omulangira Katerega Joseph (checkered shirt), seated within the compound of Timothy Bamulanzeki's parents’ home in Wampamba Zone. This was during an evening after coming from the Kampala Quality Football team winning party where he was invited as the Youth Chairperson of Kikaaya Zone B. Timothy Bamulanzeki (24), is the campaign manager to Namayanja Rachael, one of the aspirants for the post of Local Council 3 (LC3), Youth Chairperson Kikaaya Zone B and football player for Startimes Premier League top flight club Maroons Football Club.