Muniini K. Mulera

Toronto

Columnist at Daily Monitor

Paediatrician/Neonatologist. Writer, columnist, future harpist.

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Articles

Capt. Andrew Ganshanga Tindikahwa is a survivor

2 days ago | monitor.co.ug | Muniini K. Mulera

What you need to know:"He is a rare asset that wise journalists ought to seek out and give Ugandans an opportunity to learn from him. ” yesDear Tingasiga: He warned the Ugandan rulers, on two occasions, that Idi Amin was plotting to overthrow the government. They ignored him each time. He refused to attack Kabaka Mutesa II at his palace. They relieved him of his duties. Idi Amin threatened to kill him. He dodged the bullet. He actively participated in the NRA’s capture of Kampala.
Memories of Jessica Babihuga Nkuuhe’s zest for life

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Muniini K. Mulera

Dear Tingasiga: Another childhood friend was buried last week. She died on Sunday April 27th, a month shy of turning 74. Her name is Jessica Kembabazi wa Babihuga muka Nkuuhe. I see her smile, a most energetic gait, and a vivacious persona. I hear her sing, her voice undecided between tenor and bass, with a mischievous imitation of the great East African Christian Revival Movement singers of yore.
Guns, drugs, mental health and mass murder

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Muniini K. Mulera

What you need to know:As we await the secular rulers to do the needful, we should remember that He whose death and resurrection we celebrated a few days ago, is able to change our individual lives.” Dear Tingasiga: Saturday night, weekend past, a sports utility vehicle accelerated into a crowd of happy people in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The people, celebrating the culture of the Philippines, became an instant target, 11 of them killed, scores injured, and Canada in mourning - again.
Shaka Ssali: The Kabale Kid who made good very good - Part 4

3 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Muniini K. Mulera

Dear Tingasiga 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 support for Straight Talk Africa, his successful program that brought him international fame, compelled him to do his own research and to invite the guests himself, which made him better prepared than he might otherwise have been.
Shaka Ssali: the Kabaare Kid who made good very good - Part 4

3 weeks ago | blog.mulerasfireplace.com | Muniini K. Mulera

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.
Shaka Ssali: The Kabale Kid who made good very good - Part 3

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Muniini K. Mulera

Dear Tingasiga: When the 43-year-old Kabaare (Kabale) 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 flag on the mountain top from where he influenced millions of Africans. Shaka Ssali became a household name, loved – even revered – by strangers. Many African leaders and rulers respected him. A few of them feared and hated him.
Shaka Ssali: The Kabale Kid who made good (Part 2)

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Muniini K. Mulera

Dear Tingasiga 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 Professor Frederick W. Kakumba, a Ugandan professor of economics at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York. A 1962 A-Level graduate of Lubiri Secondary School, Kakumba had arrived in the United States in 1964 to pursue higher education.
Shaka Ssali’s Funeral Program

1 month ago | blog.mulerasfireplace.com | Muniini K. Mulera

Go well brother Shaka. You remain in our hearts. Date: Wednesday April 9, 202510:00 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: Jefferson Memorial Chapel5755 Castlewellan Drive Alexandria, Virginia, USA 22315https://www.jeffersonfuneralchapel.com
Shaka Ssali: the Kabaare Kid who made good very good (Part 1)

1 month ago | blog.mulerasfireplace.com | Muniini K. Mulera

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), Migisha (teacher), William Turyamureeba (teacher). Photographer: UnknownDate: 1962Shaka Ssali is dead. His remains will be cremated this week. His ashes will return to the rivers and soils of Earth.
Shaka Ssali: The Kabale Kid who made good very good (Part 1)

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Muniini K. Mulera

Dear Tingasiga: Shaka Ssali is dead. His remains will be cremated this week. His ashes will return to the rivers and soils of Earth. Everything will be kept simple, for that was his wish. He lived a simple life, but his huge legacy will continue to inspire millions all over the world who mourn him as much as do his Abatimbo ba Igabiro clansmen in Kigyezi (Kigezi).