Edris Kiggundu
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I spent 17 years of my life working for other organisations/people. I have resolved to spend the rest of my life (whatever is left of it) working for myself. It doesn't matter whether I succeed or fail. I will try as hard as I can. There is no turning back!
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NBS TV has suspended their senior talk show host Simon Njala Kaggwa for 14 days for hosting Mathias Mpuuga's event in Masaka last week. Mgt says Kaggwa breached ethical guidelines which require staff to be non-partisan. Kin nga akaaye!
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Two years after joining Museveni's cabinet, Mao's most visible achievement is his wedding to his former researcher. He's gone mute on transition. His X handle is an album of social events not thought provoking posts. What happened to Mao?
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Kabaka Ronald Mutebi is currently undergoing treatment at Okonguarri Psychotherapeutic Centre, a mental health facility in Namibia. This was confirmed by Martin Andjaba, Namibia's ambassador to Germany. We wish him a quick recovery.
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At undergraduate level, Harvard awarded Anselm $5,000 after his thesis was rated one of the best in his year. Now he has landed a PhD scholarship in Anthropology at Columbia. Success to him.
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Kabaka Mutebi will be moved from Okonguarri Centre in Namibia to another undisclosed facility within Africa, we have been told. Since we broke the story of his exact whereabouts, the facility has received so many inquiries.
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Bobi Wine may not be perfect like all of us but he certainly has an X factor that many politicians lack. With all his imperfections, he has built a political force that even seasoned & experienced politicians like Mbabzi couldn't. I've been lucky as a journalist to...
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The battle between Tabz and NBS TV started in 2017 when some staff strongly resented his joining. As his direct supervisor at the time, I had a front row seat to this battle. Is Tabz telling the truth? Is NBS TV hiding something? Read 👇
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During the walk to work protests in 2011, Kabushenga told the BBC that Besigye wanted to burn the city & cause an insurrection. Today, he attacked gov't for trying to stop the July 23 demo. How did a former M7 addict turn into his avid critic?
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Wish you well my daughter as you embark on your next academic journey at Nabisunsa Girls School. Like you excelled at primary level, I am sure even at this level you will soar high.
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A THREAD: SSEMUJJU IS A VICTIM & BENEFICIARY OF OUR MURKY POLITICS
When my former colleague and boss at The Observer, Ssemujju Nganda was leaving journalism for politics in 2010, we had a frank discussion. He told me that exposed and enlightened people like journalists...
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Tycoon Mutaasa Kafeero had Shs 900m & wanted a Range Rover Vogue (2023). A car dealer in town said he could get it. They signed agreement, he paid deposit of Shs 350 m but dealer got 2022 model. Kafeero wants his refund and he's gone to court!
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5…4…3…2 MY TIME IS UP AT NEXT MEDIA
Like Jade, an American RNB girl group sang in the 90s, 5,4,3,2…My time is up.
Effective December 1, I will be leaving my post as editor of The Nile Post. The time has come for me to take that leap into the unknown.
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KITEEZI: WHAT WOULD JENNIFER MUSISI HAVE DONE? (LONG POST)
I have followed the Kiteezi landfill saga keenly. I have seen people (many highly considered “intelligent”) argue that if Jeniffer Musisi had still been in charge, the saga could have been averted.
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ADF killed the Muslim clerics
ADF killed AIGP Felix Kaweesi
ADF killed Joan Kagezi
ADF attempted to kill Gen Katumba Wamala
ADF planted bombs in Kampala in 2021
ADF killed the students at a school in Kasese..
This "ADF narrative" needs deeper interrogation from the media.
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Samson Kasumba, a senior news anchor with NBS TV, has been suspended for two weeks following his tweets on the march to Parliament demo which mgt deemed had crossed the line. More details later.
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I think Mathias Mpuuga is arguably be the most gifted Buganda politician of his generation in terms of eloquence. He is comparable, in my view to the late Huseein Kyanjo. Yet whichever way he tries to justify the Shs 500 m award (esp using the legal route), it will still stink..
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Kin Kariisa, the CEO of Next media, has threatened to sack employees caught leaking info to Bbeg Media. Our indepth coverage of the media lanscape has ruffled feathers in a sector that is not used to being scruitnized.
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Bobi Wine to Mpuuga: "As drunkos and drug users, we appointed you deputy president and you accepted & thanked us. We only became bad when we asked you for accountability over Shs 500 million." Bobi akaaye!
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Sometimes we have to use a little common sense in these things. Ham Kiggundu borrowed $11 million (about Shs 40 bn) from DTB. He reached a point and struggled to pay back this money. Matters even went to court. Now he says he has reportedly built/refurbished a 15,000 seater...
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Prof Kanyeihamba: "He [Bobi Wine] has not taken my advice. I don’t see him relying on the advice of the Kabaka or the Katikkiro of Buganda. That is a terrible mistake. He is not fit to be president." Read👇
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Apparently, Nakivubo stadium cost $200 million (Shs 750 bn) to build. It is almost four times more expensive than the Benjamin Mkapa stadium in TZ (in pic) stadium which was built for $56 million in 2008. I don't understand these things.
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For at least 20 yrs, Betty Nambooze has been a regulat at CBS radio. Today, she's unwelcome there. The same applies to her boss, Bobi Wine & Paulson Luttamaguzi, the Nakaseke South MP. Why has CBS 'blacklisted" some politicians? Read!
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I have been following exchanges between
@NinyeTabz
and some employees of NBS TV. Tabz joined NBS TV shortly after I had joined as editor Nile Post. I know what happened since I was a witness. There are truths and lies on both sides. Wait for the real story on Bbeg Media.
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Francis Jjingo has left NTV for the OPM where he will be the new Communications Advisor. His exit means NTV is now left with one senior field reporter, Sudhir Byaruhanga. Ali Mivule left in March for LOP's office. What's happening to the media?
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This year Busoga College Mwiri and Kira College Butiki have no student admitted on gov't sponsorship at MUK or MUBS. Jinja SS has one. What happened to the once powerful schools in Busoga?
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Mpuuga: "You can’t lead people [when you are not sober]. The one we want to remove from power [Museveni] does not even take wine while others speak and you wonder what have they taken or drank."
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87 of the 145 MPs who have signed the so called "Mpuuga censure motion" represent constituencies from Buganda. This means at least 60% of MPs from Buganda want Mpuuga censured. Read our analysis!
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Effective this month, Lotis Towers in upscale Nakasero belongs to Sudhir Ruparelia. The previous owner Samuel Lotigo from Koboko failed to service a bank loan. Sudhir pounced. He now owns more than 200 properties in Kampala and its suburbs.
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I have seen a clip from Bobi Wine's show in London where he attacks Mpuuga and Abed Bwanika for straying from the so called struggle. At some point it gets too personal (what do Mpuuga's suits and his English got to do with the struggle?). Not surprisingly, the crowd loved...
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Tamale Mirundi is finally gone but who understood him? He was paranoid and lived a life of contradictions. He always claimed he was rich but lived on handouts. He wore a rosary but disdained religion saying he believed in witchcraft.
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She scored aggregate 5 but dropped out of school in S4, worked in a bar in Bududa, became a journalist & reported other 'nosy journalists' to Kadaga. Fell out with her, became MP & minister, got sacked & now UK has banned her. Agnes Nandutu.
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In 2012, I was headhunted to work for an NGO as a Communications Officer. The ED was someone I had known for years and he really wanted me to join his team. After a few lunches, we agreed on most job details & the paperwork was drafted.
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Simon Njala Kaggwa's first suspension in 14 years ends on July 8. Here are five reasons why we think his days at Next Media could be numbered. It is important that he reads our analysis even if he could disagree with it!
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Quite a strange world we live in. This month the Kabaka permitted the kingdom to circulate his picture with Prince Joseph Ndawula at Okonguarri in Namibia. It followed pressure by his subjects on Katikkiro Mayiga to tell them where and how their king is...
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To understand why NBS and NUP are at 'war' you have to go back to 2021 polls. Bobi Wine accused NBS of aiding the rigging of the elections, NBS in turn 'blacklisted' some NUP politicians. Here's the detailed inside story of the NUP, NBS war.
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Our story about the Tabz Vs NBS saga seems to have unsettled many souls at Naguru. Info reaching us is that the Dirty Tricks Department (DTD) is in overdrive trying to unleash a lot of dirt on me and fellow directors at Bbeg Media. That's absolutely fine with me. As usual...
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Hard questions! In his letter to Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere, Francis Ojok, a catholic from Gulu asks: "Does the Catholic church only find corruption wrong when the persons involved are from other tribes [non-Muganda]?
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When Geraldine Ssali briefly acted as MD of NSSF, she told Matia Kasaija in a meeting that "his ideas of reforming the fund were as old as himself." That is Ssali. Beautiful, smart but 'full of herself'. Read our indepth analysis of her career.
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Dr Busingye Kabumba from the school of Law at MUK could be suspended or given a warning for setting an "embarrasing" exam question about Speaker Anita Among. The senate sat yesterday to decide his fate.
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A month ago, I wrote a story about how Prof Nawangwe had turned Makerere University into a 'glorified secondary school' where lecturers are policed like primary school teachers. Some thought that it was harsh. Now he wants the Principal of the school...
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BBS TV 's editor Peter Muweesi has suspended senior reporter, Robert Mwanje for 'including' Lubega Mukaaku in his news analysis that aired on June 22. It was about Mpuuga's event. He joins NBS TV's Simon Kaggwa on the sidelines. Kika!
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The day a journalist decides to identify him/herself closely with specific political actors/parties/causes, is the day they start to lose their objectivity. They start stammering & defending the indefensible. A journalist's obligation shd be to the truth whatever the criticism.
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Journalists are not supposed to be 'NEUTRAL' because neutrality does not exist, in reality. Some journos equate being neutral to taking the middle ground. That, in itself, means taking a position. Journalists are only expected to be FACTUAL, however bitter/sweet the facts are!
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In 2002, Cissy Namujju was a supervisor at the AGOA factory in Bugolobi. Five years later, she mopped the floor of ex-VP Gilbert Bukenya's office. Namujju, it seems, will do anything to achieve her goals. Read her profile!
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43 YEARS, 15 MOMENTS (LONG THREAD)
Today, I made 43 years of age having been born on June 26, 1981. Here are 15 moments that have defined my life so far.
1. December 1987-I was 6 when we moved from Makindye, Mubarak Zone to Kigowa...
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As Masaka politics goes, Bobi Wine yesterday relegated Mpuuga from "king" to “prince” in his political backyard.
For a few hours, Bobi Wine showed that he is still the "true king" of Masaka. Read our analysis without hard feelings!
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Next Media has issued an internal memo in the wake of Simon Njala Kaggwa's two week suspension. The memo implores staff to stick to the company's editorial and ethical standards.
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The Ssabalangira (head of royal clan), Godfrey Musanje Kikulwe has written a strong letter to the chairperson of the Bataka council asking for details on the well-being of the Kabaka. It is copied to Museveni & the director of ISO. Read letter!
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Solome Nakaweesi: "Some conservatists in Buganda feel that the young politicians like Bobi Wine “haven’t married right" by not marrying Baganda women or pure Baganda. That's why they don't vote for him." This is a hard opinion piece.
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Among and Tayebwa have been allocated a total of Shs 286 million for clothing. This means they will spend Shs 24 million per month, Shs 800, 000 per day and Shs 33,000 per hour on clothes. Wow!
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I see some journalists speaking in tongues on the matter of the commissioners' service awards. 'It wasn't morally right but the law was followed. ' I repeat: Any journalist should train themselves to keep a PROFFESIONAL distance from the people/issues they cover. I have often..
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Prof Nawangwe has turned Makerere University into a "glorfied secondary school." Academic staff and students live in fear. Some staff refer to MUK as "Kitende Annex". Here is our indpeth analysis. Enjoy.
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"Why do you perm your hair?" Eseza Catherine Byakika, the former NSSF HR manager, once asked Richard Byarugaba who was taken aback by the query. Within one month, she was fired. The untold story of Richard Byarugaba at NSSF.
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When I wrote a lengthy tribute to The Observer
@20
, I included a sentence that leaving a highly proffessional media house like Observer for Next Media in 2017 took me 10 steps backwards. Some people who enjoy "violence" on these streets wanted further details. I will, I promise.
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When suspects in the murder of AIGP Felix Kaweesi were re-arrested outside court after they had been given bail, Raphael Okiot, a lawyer wrote an emotive article condeming the action. Today, he perished in the grisly Nkumba accident. MHSRIP.
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At first they will bash you, tell you how your ideas will not work. When your venture starts showing some signs of progress, they will come back slowly and quietly. They will ask: How can we work together? Always listen to people but follow your instincts and vision.
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Gen Kale Kayihura was the most powerful IGP in Museveni's era. After he was sacked in 2018, he quietly retreated to Kasagama where he has built an agro-processing business. Support Kayihura by buying his Katebe yoghurt and gonja crips.
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With the exception of a few big infrastructural projects like some roads, dams, oil projects, the airport in Hoima, Uganda does not and I repeat, does not have a single building project worth $200 million. Unless people are not familiar with figures, Nakivubo stadium...
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Anita Among has instructed Parliament's lawyers to sue The Observer over a story that some agencies bribed MPs to 'save' them from being merged. Never seen a leader so thin skinned.
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Guys, please feel free to call me Edris Kiggundu. No need to affix Mr, Dr, Sir etc.. before my name. If those names are a mouthful, just call me EK. I won't feel offended and will not write a long post on social media blasting you. Goodnight.
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"UK sanctions will ensure that Anita Among stays in Uganda, uses Ugandan roads and even starts buying Uganda cosmetics," says Bobi Wine.
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From labelling some of the NUP supporters ‘swine’ and ‘goons,’ in his posts, Simon Njala Kaggwa, NBS TV management deemed, had crossed the red line.
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Raphael Okiot picked his car from the bond on Saturday April 13 and had only driven it for four days. Gosh!
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DHL, one of the largest logistic firms was registered in 1970 by three partners: Dalsey Adrian (D), Hillblom Larry (H) and Lynn Robert (L). After a couple of months, Robert, who had the money, pulled out saying the company would never succeed. The other two partners soldiered...
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OBITUARIES
The first obituary I wrote as a journalist was of Patrick Musisi, the former MP for Busiro South in May 2005. My late mentor and editor, Kevin Aliro deleted the sentence "May his soul rest in eternal peace." When I read the final draft, I asked him why he had deleted..
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Afande, you are one of the biggest pretenders on these streets. Unfortunately many serious people who don't know you well enough beyond these streets, take you very seriously. Worse things happened under your watch so please don't pretend that you are moved by this to tears!!!
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We first met in 1995. Shared a decker in High School and of course had a fair share of our arguments/debates which largely centred on the CA. Even today, we don't agree on many issues but one thing for certain is that you have a fine head and you are a good person. HBD
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@SimonKaggwaNjal
I recently met a young journalist who works at a local TV station. After 3 yrs, he still earns a net of 700K. His bosses don't remit his NSSF. He works from 7am to 10 pm. No day off in a week, no annual leave, no health insurance. We need to speak out!
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THREAD
Five months into self-employment, here are five lessons I have learned so far that someone "trapped" in a salaried job may find useful. They are not new.
1. It ain't easy being on the outside (without a formal job) esp if you have had one for 15 years.
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When I was starting out in the media business, someone told me I shd be prepared to lose many things I have worked for including property and friends. I told them that since I was born with nothing & will be buried with nothing, then I shouldnt be afraid of losing some things.
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Very much appreciated
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It won’t be easy but nothing in this world is ever easy. The most important thing is always taking that first step. Thank you.
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If President Museveni fell sick today and he's admitted anywhere and we have concrete evidence of this, will report it. The same applies to all other senior leaders whether cultural, religious or political. There is no exception to this rule.
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At 81 members, Uganda has one of the largest cabinets in the world. In fact, in meetings Museveni refers to some of them as "nani" meaning he can't positively identify them. Here are 7 ministers that we bet you can't idenfity.
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Did you lose a relative/friend suddenly after they received the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine? The firm that produces it admitted in a UK court that its vaccine "can, in very rare cases, cause blood clots." Uganda received 3.5 million AZ doses.
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In a slew of posts, NBS TV's Samson Kasumba has told youth intending to march to Parliament tomorrow to do so at the risk. He seems to have re-echoed Museveni's words that those intending to demonstrate are "playing with fire."
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I repeat. Any journalist worth their salt & who intends to remain one untill death should not CLOSELY identify with any political or social actors. They can remain 'proffesional friends' but must develop the ability to detach their emotional feelings from their work. They shd...
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... ultimate goals once we encounter challenges or get a soft landing. Bobi Wine and Besigye, for now, have stood their ground. Both may never achieve their ultimate goal (of leading Uganda) but they have showed us that with determination & persistence much can be achieved.
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...from thin air. In the near future, the the real story (of why and how the figure came to $200 million) will be revealed and it will not be pretty.
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Our esteemed readers and viewers, Bbeg Media Limited is a proffessionally run online news group that follows journalism ethics to the core. So by the time a story goes up on one of our platforms it has been checked, rechecked, checked and rechecked again. Therefore once you...
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Samson Kasumba clocked 50 this year and while he has often said he is willing to work at NBS TV until he dies, it is now not clear whether this love is mutual.
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@Conelius1000
So is Chameleone and Bebe Cool. The two have no charisma. The argument that BW is popular largely because of his music is weak.
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Today, Bbeg Media marked another milestone in it's long media journey that started in February 2023. Our journalists (Bbeg TV and the website) shall now wear branded jackets for easy indentification in the field. No masqueraders. We cherish your support.
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Much has been said and written about the late Cecilia Ogwal's political life. Her political life had two phases: The first was about her fierce opposition to Museveni (1993-2006). The second, which analysts fear to dissect, is why she suddenly warmed up to a regime she loathed?
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Muyanga Lutaaya is media journeyman of sorts. He never sits in one place for long. He has returned to Next Media where he will be hosting a business show on Sanyuka TV on Sundays. Our job, as always, is to analyse such moves.
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LONG POST
I wrote here last year that Ssemujju and other opposition MPs can't outmaneuver our complex rotten political system and come out squeaky clean. In the end, they will become UNWILLING (or in some cases even willing) accomplices to the very excesses they criticise. B4..
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@SpireJim
@BbegMedia
Spire, its unfortuante that you've rushed to comment clearly without reading the article. It doesn't intrude on the privacy of the Kabaka. You don't need to patronise me (you know me well). So when it comes to the Kabaka, you remove "humane" and "ethical" cards bt on others?
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2 weeks after a minister's car tyres were replaced, they came back for new ones. But this time they wanted the tyres in 'cash.' The PS Dr Aminah Zawedde stood her ground. The minister decided to fight back & a big battle has now ensued. 👇
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...stadium at $200 million. Even with the clearly substandard lock ups attached to it, some are even falling apart, the math does not math. Someone who struggled to pay back $11 million to DTB, made noise, paid influencers and some journalists somehow 'raised' $200 million...
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@GalaxyFMUg
@GalaxyFMUg
, women are not commodities like tomatoes or onions that should be paraded for people to make choices. There is nothing funny about this tweet.
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By taking on an active role in the
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... for 12 yrs at The Observer even with little pay. It respected everyone's personal boundaries. The ED of the humanitarian orgn has since left & I recently bumped into him. We reminisced about this episode and we laughed.
*This is a prelude to my Next Media Chronicles.
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Another falsehood I have heard often repeated by even highly educated people is that Uganda was at the same level of development with South Korea in the 1960s. MUK's Dr Julius Kizza who did his PhD thesis on the rise of the Asian tigers cured me of this ignorance around 2004.
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Congratulations are in order for Dr Peter Mwesige, who heads the USAID-CIPESA project that supports the work of rights activists like
@AAgather
,
@GodwinTOKO
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According to the list of 31 shortlisted UPDF recruits in Nakaseke district, 23 individuals appear to have names that sound like those from Western Uganda . Byebo!
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NTV's Williams Kato is the master of the broadcast craft. For more than 25 years, he's been at the game mentoring many journalists. Kato, the heart and soul of NTV's Akawungeezi, retires at the end of July. Here's our tribute to him.
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INSPIRATION
When I decided to become a full-time entrepreneur in 2023, I searched widely for info on some of the people behind the leading indigenous business brands in Uganda. Entrepreneurs who grew their businesses from ground up. Of course, these are many and I agree.
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Mafabi: "Dr Besigye availed us details of theft in Coffee Marketing Board (CMB). Coffee would disappear between Kampala and Mombasa. When he disclosed this information, it dawned on me that there were still some honest people in this country."
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Nation Media has announced structural changes to its operations in Uganda, moving staff from one position to another. It seeks to create one newsroom at Serena which will deploy all reporters of NTV, Daily Monitor, KFM and the website.
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