ALLAN KASUJJA BIDS FAREWELL TO BBC AFTER 13 YEARS

Veteran Ugandan journalist Allan Kasujja has announced his departure from the BBC, ending a 13-year tenure with the UK-based broadcaster.

In a farewell message shared on Friday, Kasujja thanked colleagues across the globe, highlighting his time with Africa Daily and Newsday, and expressed gratitude to family and friends for their 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,” he 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.”

Kasujja stressed the importance of telling Africa’s story: “No one is coming to save us. No one cares as much as we do.”

Since 2012, Kasujja has served as the lead presenter on the BBC World Service’s Newsday programme and, from 2021, has hosted the Africa Daily podcast. His reporting has spanned multiple African countries, and he has produced documentaries on the continent’s socio-economic developments.

Kasujja began his career as a freelance writer and photographer for Uganda’s New Vision. He later joined Sanyu FM, hosted Uganda’s version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and anchored the political talk show The Fourth Estate. Between 2007 and 2009, he worked at Kenya’s 98.4 Capital FM, before returning to Uganda to host The Big Breakfast on 91.3 Capital FM from 2009 to 2012.

Beyond broadcasting, Kasujja has led advocacy and fundraising initiatives. He directed The Sisi Project (2010–2011) to promote inclusive education for children with disabilities and ran Black Swan, a PR and lobbying firm with an East African reach. He also served as CEO of Gravitas, a Kampala-based strategic engagement organisation, in 2011.

Born in 1978, Kasujja holds a law degree from Makerere University. His early years included a stay in Kenya during the dictatorship of former Ugandan president Idi Amin. He is married to Sara Shalita, with whom he has a daughter, Keyana.

Kasujja has moderated high-level panels across five continents and was named among the 100 Most Influential Africans by New African magazine in 2023.