Daily Monitor
Sunday December 20 2020
In 2001, a day after winning his second presidential election, President Museveni addressed a news conference at Nakasero State Lodge, which was well attended by local and foreign journalists.
As journalists milled around the compound, waiting for the news conference to kick off, I saw John Nagenda, Mr Museveni’s senior advisor on media relations, chatting with Julian Marshall, the presenter of the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs show called News Hour.
I was only a couple of feet from the two men, and I heard Mr Nagenda tell Mr Marshall: “By the way, if you want to interview the President after the press conference, just let me know.”
By Musaazi Namiti
IN 2001, a day after winning his second presidential election, President Museveni addressed a news conference at Nakasero State Lodge, which was well attended by local and foreign journalists.
As journalists milled around the compound, waiting for the news conference to kick off, I saw John Nagenda, Mr Museveni’s senior advisor on media relations, chatting with Julian Marshall, the presenter of the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs show called News Hour.
I was only a couple of feet from the two men, and I heard Mr Nagenda tell Mr Marshall: “By the way, if you want to interview the President after the press conference, just let me know.”