The Luseke Club
One tier. One promise. The deepest seat at Uganda's loudest newsroom — plus the members-only Luseke Festival.
We don't write for everyone. We write for the people who need to know first — and who'll keep the story between us.
The Patron Circle is small on purpose. One tier, one price, every perk. No upsells, no add-ons, no holding back the good stuff for a higher plan. You're either in the room, or you're not.
Guaranteed Luseke Festival Pass
Your seat at the annual Luseke Festival (our members-only gathering on a private Ssese island) is locked in — plus a +1 and full backstage access.
Members-Only Scoops
Stories we won't publish on the front page. The kind whispered first in the Patron feed, days before anyone else hears.
The Tip-Off — Weekly
Every Sunday: Kampala-to-Karamoja whispers, newsroom annotations, and the week's untold story — straight to your inbox.
Monthly Newsroom Q&A
Live, off-the-record sessions with our editors. Ask anything. Hear what didn't make print.
The Patron Dinner
One private dinner a year. Twelve seats. Editors, sources, fellow Patrons. Strictly off the record.
Ad-Free, Forever
Read everything we publish without a single banner or interruption. The newsroom, undiluted.
Three days. One private island. 600 members.
Every September, the Luseke Club gathers on a private Ssese island on Lake Victoria. Three stages of Ugandan music — Eddy Kenzo, Sheebah, Bobi Wine's live band — Pearl Kitchen long-table dinners with ten of Uganda's best chefs, and The Roundtable: off- record conversations with Ugandan founders, artists and political voices.
- 12 – 14 September · Ssese Islands
- Three nights, all meals, boat transfers — included
- +1 guest pass and backstage access for every Luseke member
- Secret stage, sunrise yoga, members-only film premiere
Patreon Premium Drops
What lives behind the Patreon paywall, every single month.
The Off-Record Edition
Boda Stories' uncensored version — names, plate numbers, the lot.
Monthly Investigation Drop
One long-form Ugandan investigation, members-only, every month.
The Wire Audio Room
Weekly editors' WhatsApp voice notes from the newsroom floor.
Pre-Print Newspaper
Tomorrow's Kampala Wire stories, in your inbox tonight.
Subscriber Discord
A private room with editors, sources and fellow Luseke members.
The Patron
Roughly UGX 100,000 a month — paid once, for the whole year.
- Guaranteed Luseke Festival pass + guest
- Backstage access at every Kampala Wire event
- Members-only scoops dropped in your feed first
- Weekly Tip-Off newsletter, every Sunday
- Monthly editors' Q&A on WhatsApp
- Annual private Patron dinner
- Insider comments on every story
- Early access to special reports & investigations
- Ad-free reading, forever
- A direct line to the newsroom
Sign in or create your account to claim a seat.
Sign in / Sign upCash payments: an admin verifies and activates your membership within 24 hours.
Still on the fence?
One year of Patron access costs less than a single ticket to most Kampala galas — and gets you into all of ours. If you're the kind of reader who reads to the last line, this is built for you.
Claim your seat — UGX 1,200,000