How New Vision power struggle triggered Kabushenga sacking
February 10, 2021 New Vision newspaper.
What started as a simple misunderstanding has escalated into a full-blown war pitting several staff against one another. Last week the feud claimed its first scalp, long-serving CEO Robert Kabushenga who was sacked by President Museveni.
According to sources within the Vision Group who declined to be named to speak freely, the situation at
New Vision, the cash cow of Vision Group, is so intense. Several heads may roll in the coming few days because junior staff are fighting management over the new performance contracts they are being forcibly asked to sign while the race to succeed Kabushenga is attracting more intrigue by the day.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday February 09 2021
Ever since President Museveni’s January 2 letter suspending the activities of the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) emerged, rational minds have asked an array of questions:
How does a poor country like Uganda disrupt the flow of hundreds of billions of shillings into its economy?
Why is the NRM government acting now yet the fund has been active in the country since 2011? What happens to the job opportunities and the incomes created by DGF funding?
Others are where does this action leave the CSOs, political parties and government entities that DGF has been funding for the betterment of skills, education, health, justice, law and order plus accountability?