Alan Kasujja (b. ca. 1978) is a Ugandan journalist and radio broadcaster working for

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. Kasujja is one of the main presenters of ''

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'' on the

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Personal life

Alan Kasujja spent the first twelve years of his life in

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, where his family had fled to escape the dictatorship of

Idi Amin Idi Amin Dada Oumee (, ; 16 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. He ruled as a military dictator and is considered one of the most brutal despots in modern w ...

. He returned to live in Uganda when he was twelve, and later read law at

Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of n ...

. In December 2003, Kasujja married Sara Shalita, daughter of the late Anglican bishop of Muhabura, Ernest Munyambabazi Shalita. Kasujja is a personal friend and related to Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and took part in his 48th birthday celebrations.

Career

Kasujja began his media career in the 1990s, at Sanyu FM. He has worked in both Ugandan TV and radio. He previously hosted the morning radio show 'The Big Breakfast' on Kampala-based on

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with Jackie Lumbasi and Ramesh Gabalsing, and has presented the Ugandan version of the game show ''

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'' since 2011. He also hosted ''The Fourth Estate'', a highly influential political talk show in Uganda. Kasujja has been based in London since 2012, where he is one of the regular presenters on ''

''. On 15 January 2016, Kasujja co-moderated Uganda's first-ever televised presidential debate, alongside KTN journalist

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