Ugandans on social media have been reacting to the shock exit of Robert Kabushenga at the helm of the Vision Group empire.
On Friday, Kabushenga announced that he would be taking early retirement, end 14 years as CEO of Uganda’s biggest media empire.
One person many having been looking up to for a comment following the exit of Kabushenga is Special Presidential Adviser on Media, Tamale Mirundi.
The two have had rough relations with Mirundi accusing Kabushenga of working with what he calls ‘the mafia gang.
Ug Mirror sought the Mirundi and the former presidential spokesperson said he had nothing much to say about the development since the two do not work together.
“I have no comment on his exit because we do not share anything in common,” Mirundi told this publication.
When pressed, Mirundi simply replied, “I do not share a woman with Kabushenga, why would matters bout his life affect me?”
The ‘beef’ between the two stems from 2009 during the infamous Kayunga riots that were sparked off after the Kabaka of Buganda was blocked from visiting Kayunga district.
Following the move, deadly riots broke out that left 29 people dead, accompanied with reprisals on those working with the state.
Mirundi says his mother almost got caught up in the riots when Bukedde, a newspaper under the Vision Group of published her location. According to Mirundi, this almost got her killed because he was working as presidential spokesperson.
He also says the newspaper did not stop at that but continued running stories that portrayed him as mentally unstable, something Mirundi adds, cost him the State House job.
Mirundi is one of Uganda’s most watched and listened to TV and radio commentator/analyst.
