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Becoming a patron isn't about joining a club. It's about keeping a small, independent newsroom funded so the next investigation, the next street-level story and the next inconvenient truth still gets reported. Every shilling goes straight back into the work.

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When the Wired Festival returns, Patrons get first access to tickets — plus a +1 and backstage access.

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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

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The Patron Dinner

One private dinner a year. Twelve seats. Editors, sources, fellow Patrons. Strictly off the record.

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The Wired Festival · Members Only

Coming Soon

The Wired Festival is on pause while we focus on growing the newsroom. When it returns, Patrons get first access — plus guest passes and backstage entry. Watch this space.

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The Patron

UGX 1,200,000/ per year

Roughly UGX 100,000 a month — paid once, for the whole year.

  • Wired Festival pass + guest — coming soon
  • 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

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