Muniini K. Mulera

Shaka Ssali: the Kabaare Kid who made good very good – Part 4

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 21, 20250 comments

#Shaka #Ssali #Mushakamba #Akinwumi #Adesina #VOA

Photo: Dr. Shaka Ssali (left) with Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. Shaka Ssali’s long tenure at the Voice of America (VOA) had its challenges and dangerous encounters. The challenges at work were blessings in disguise. The limited institutional ...

Shaka Ssali: The Kabaare Kid who made good very good – Part 3

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 14, 20252 comments

#Shaka #Ssali #VOA #Ndiho #Kabila

Photo: Right to left: Dr. Shaka Ssali with President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania When the 43-year-old Kabaare Kid walked into the Voice of America in the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building at 330 Independence Avenue, Washington DC at the beginning of 1992, he planted his ...

Shaka Ssali: The Kabaare Kid who made good very good (Part 2)

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 8, 20252 comments

#Shaka #Ssali #Mushakamba #Kabaare #Kabale #Albaby #UCLA #Suruma #Kakumba #Lutaakome #Kayiira #Korvin #Butobere #Kigezi #Kigyezi #Wamala

Photo: University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) campus Once he had slept off the jetlag after arriving in New York City on July 4, 1976, Mike Ssali found people who were willing to believe in him. Besides Dr. Ezra Suruma, an early contact was Frederick W. Kakumba, a Ugandan ...

Shaka Ssali’s Funeral Program

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 3, 20250 comments

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Go well brother Shaka. You remain in our hearts. Date: Wednesday April 9, 2025 10:00 a.m. EST - Cremation 5:00-9:00 p.m. EST – Memorial Fellowship Everyone is welcome to the celebration of Shaka Ssali’s life at 5:00 p.m. Venue: ...

Shaka Ssali: the Kabaare Kid who made good very good (Part 1)

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 1, 20255 comments

#Shaka #Ssali #Igabiro #Abatimbo #Kigyezi #Kabale #Kabaare #Kigezi #Turyagyenda #Mushakamba #Butobere #Wamala #Masulita #Buganda

Photo: Kikungiri Primary School graduates who joined Junior 1 (Grade 7) at Kigezi High School in January 1962. Front: L to R - Geoffrey Dutki (forester), Kagambirwe (cobbler), Shaka Ssali (journalist). Back: L to R - Francis Tusingwire (veterinary doctor), Alfred Nyesigire (teacher), ...

Justus Tindyebwa: the risky life of a complete journalist (Part 2)

By Muniini K. MuleraDecember 2, 20240 comments

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Photo: Justus Tindyebwa (left) with Shaka Ssali at the Voice of Kigezi in Kabaare. Photographer: unknown *********************** “Ekodeu saved my job.” These words, spoken to me by Justus Tindyebwa, hint at the high-risk journey that this respected broadcast journalist ...

Kabaare Stadium and some of Uganda’s forgotten heroes

By Muniini K. MuleraSeptember 14, 20200 comments

Kabaare Stadium, located in the centre of town, is on my mind. For the most part, its perimeter wall, built in 1957, remains strong. However, to one who remembers that stadium as it was in the 1960s, looking at it now assaults one’s visual health and emotions. The ...