Veteran Ugandan broadcaster Allan Kasujja has announced his departure from the UK national broadcaster BBC after 13 years.
In a farewell message posted on Friday, August 15, the journalist expressed gratitude to colleagues across the world, especially those on Africa Daily and Newsday, as well as to his family and friends for their unwavering support.
“It has been 13 years of constant growth. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have worked at the BBC. It’s been transformative,” Kasujja wrote.
“I didn’t think I’d last this long. I was ready to leave in 2014, but I’m glad I stayed. The global network I’ve built over the last 13 years will be valuable in the next chapter of this story.”
Veteran Ugandan Journalist Alan Kasujja Leaves BBC After 13 Years
He added that Africa’s story must continue to be told: “No one is coming to save us. No one cares as much as we do.”
Alan Kasujja has been the lead presenter on the BBC World Service’s Newsday programme since 2012. Since 2021, he has also hosted the Africa Daily podcast on BBC World Service at BBC News.
He has reported from several African countries and produced numerous documentaries focusing on the continent’s socio-economic transformation.
Kasujja began his journalism career in his late teens as a freelance writer and photographer for Uganda’s New Vision newspaper.
In the mid-1990s, he joined Sanyu FM in Kampala, later making his mark as a television presenter by hosting Uganda’s version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and anchoring The Fourth Estate, a prominent political talk show in Uganda.
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His Journalism Career
In November 2011, he became Chief Executive Officer of Gravitas, a Kampala-based organisation leading high-level initiatives and engagements.
From 2009 to 2012, he hosted The Big Breakfast on 91.3 Capital FM in Kampala, following a two-year stint at 98.4 Capital FM in Kenya between 2007 and 2009.
Kasujja has also been active in advocacy and fundraising. As Director of The Sisi Project from 2010 to 2011, he promoted the inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream schools, using African music and art to mobilise resources.
He also headed Black Swan, a Uganda-based PR, fundraising, and lobbying firm with an East African reach, from 2009 to 2011.
Away from broadcasting, he devotes much of his time to studying Africa’s history, politics, culture, and art.
He has moderated high-level panels on five continents and, in 2023, was named one of the 100 Most Influential Africans by New African magazine.
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Life and Education of Kasujja
Allan Kasujja, born in 1978, is a Ugandan journalist and broadcaster known for his commanding presence and incisive storytelling. He holds a law degree from Makerere University.
Kasujja spent part of his childhood in Kenya, where his family sought refuge from the brutal dictatorship of former Ugandan president Idi Amin.
At the age of 12, he returned to Uganda with his parents, marking the beginning of a journey that would see him become one of East Africa’s most recognisable media figures.
Away from the studio, Kasujja leads a private family life. He is married to Sara Shalita, daughter of the late Anglican bishop of Muhabura, Ernest Munyambabazi Shalita.
The couple tied the knot on December 27, 2003, at the All Saints Cathedral in Kampala in an intimate ceremony attended by close friends and family. They are proud parents of a daughter, Keyana.
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