Jakoyo’s Three Sweethearts: ‘You were reassuring, a charmer and real lover’

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The late former Gem Member of Parliament (MP) Jakoyo Midiwo loved his women and they requited his care, warmth and assurance with equal force and energy. Jakoyo’s three sweethearts are his first wife Betty Muganda, second wife Dr. Rose Olayo and Jackie, the mother of...
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