The Salary Scramble With Lee Kasumba
Jun 11, 2026 · 6 min · 5 segments
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Papy KaluwGuest
Lee KasumbaHost

People like to wear very expensive, Congolese are the best dressed people, you know.

Can I just pause there and say, literally, for me as a Ugandan, right? And being in East Africa, I think I said this to you like the one time, like literally, I remember my dad, he was in a band for a bit while he was in uni.
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People like to wear very expensive, Congolese are the best dressed people, you know.

Can I just pause there and say, literally, for me as a Ugandan, right? And being in East Africa, I think I said this to you like the one time, like literally, I remember my dad, he was in a band for a bit while he was in uni.