Mukula, Kadaga to open new TV, radio
Oct 05, 2007
FORMER health state minister Capt. Mike Mukula is set to open an FM radio station in Jinja town. Voice of Busoga (VOB) will be located on Lubogo Road behind Nalufenya Children’s Ward in a building formerly occupied by Dr. Dean Ahimbisibwe’s clinic.
FORMER health state minister Capt. Mike Mukula is set to open an FM radio station in Jinja town. Voice of Busoga (VOB) will be located on Lubogo Road behind Nalufenya Children’s Ward in a building formerly occupied by Dr. Dean Ahimbisibwe’s clinic.
Renovation work on the building, including painting is complete and the mast has already been erected. The radio recently tested its signal. Mukula has appointed Farouk Kirunda, a minister in Busoga Kingdom, and a former talk show host on Jinja East MP Igeme Nabeta’s NBS radio as station manager.
Kirunda, together with other experts, are currently conducting interviews to recruit staff for the radio. Mukula, who was in Jinja last week, confirmed the development but declined to state the cost of the investment and time of the official launch.
Regional cooperation minister and Buzaaya MP Isaac Musumba’s Kamuli- based ‘Empanga’ radio’s equipment was reportedly sold to Mukula who decided to relocate the radio to Jinja town. Empanga has since gone off air. Mukula also owns Voice of Teso FM in Soroti.
Meanwhile, we hear plans by Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Kamuli Woman MP, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga,(above) to open a radio and television station in the district are in advanced stages. Sources say both stations will go by the name ‘Alitwala Broadcasting Services’.
Renovation work on the building, including painting is complete and the mast has already been erected. The radio recently tested its signal. Mukula has appointed Farouk Kirunda, a minister in Busoga Kingdom, and a former talk show host on Jinja East MP Igeme Nabeta’s NBS radio as station manager.
Kirunda, together with other experts, are currently conducting interviews to recruit staff for the radio. Mukula, who was in Jinja last week, confirmed the development but declined to state the cost of the investment and time of the official launch.
Regional cooperation minister and Buzaaya MP Isaac Musumba’s Kamuli- based ‘Empanga’ radio’s equipment was reportedly sold to Mukula who decided to relocate the radio to Jinja town. Empanga has since gone off air. Mukula also owns Voice of Teso FM in Soroti.
Meanwhile, we hear plans by Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Kamuli Woman MP, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga,(above) to open a radio and television station in the district are in advanced stages. Sources say both stations will go by the name ‘Alitwala Broadcasting Services’.