
The Bizonto comedy troupe recount the misadventures in a fictional village, ruled by an ageing leader and suffering from a dire lack of basic services and skyhigh taxes.
The parallels with real-life Uganda ruled for almost four decades by 80-year-old Yoweri Museveni - are not hard to spot.
The troupe's name means "mentally unstable", which they chose when they formed in 2020 in the hope it would provide some protection from the authorities.
But it has not diluted the sharpness of their satire.
"Our message means people know we are actually not fools," said troupe member Maliseeri Mbambaali, 40.
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