User:Mugga James

Mugga M James is a professional broadcaster currently working with Connect Uganda Radio in the UK,www.connectuganda.com. He was born in 1975 from a tiny village in Uganda (Mwavutakwana-mubende District). He is a family man with three beautiful girls, Cathy, Cissy and Carolina. He has a vast knowledge on African Politics and current affairs.

He studied from Uganda and in the UK, trained in both marketing and broadcasting. James has conducted a number of high profile radio interviews with politicians and music stars. He has worked in the radio industry since 2008, Famous for his irreverent broadcasting style. The James Mugga Shows On Connect Uganda Radio run from 18:00–20:00 (Tues,Weds and Thurs) and 20.00-22.00 on Saturdays. They include longer periods of chat, discussion and interviews than most shows on Connect Radio, with comparatively little music. Both permanent and temporary features are included in these shows. James Muwanga Mugga is the chairman of Friends Of Buganda UK www.friendsofbuganda.org.ukan organisation which steer headed the Ettofaali fundraising campaigns in UK when the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga visited the United Kingdom. James was the chairman of the UK events.

James Mugga is quite approachable, chatty and very developmental oriented with a great sense of humour. He likes computers and cycling as he does not do much sport.

Some of the high profile interviews by James Mugga, include: The Executive director of Kampala City Authority Miss Jeniffer Musisi, The Lord Mayor of Kampala City Authority, Salongo Erias Lukwago, The media adviser to President Y K Museveni, Mr.Tamale Mirundi and to many vocal Ugandan members of parliament, the likes of; Hon Hussein Kyanjo, Hon Ken Lukyamuzi, Hon Mathias Mpuuga, Hon Betty Nambooze, Hon Meldard Lubega Sseggona, Hon Betty Kamya, Hon Ssozzi Kaddu Mukasa of Mityana South, Hon Tony Ssemmuli and so many others.

Many Ugandans living in the diaspora,business personalities, social and political critics have appeared on James's radio shows. Some of these include Willy Mutenza of the Promota magazine [http://www.thepromota.co.uk, Irene Kamya of Dias Solicitors [http://www.diassolicitors.co.uk, and [http://www.bhdsolicitors.co.uk, Allan Ssekadde a registered accountant ACCA graduate, has always been a regular visitor on James's shows.

James's radio interviews take another twist when he hosts fellow radio stars in the media industry, musicians and business figures. He has conducted interviews with: Pastor Peter Ssematimba when he was campaigning to become Lord mayor of Kampala, Charles James Ssenkubuge ( Siasa) a radio Simba presenter and a theater personality. Professor Maggie Kigozi was hosted on Binno Obadde Obimanyi Program which airs every Saturday 20.00 - 22.00 GMT from Greater London Studios in Watford. Many music personalities have appeared on James's Shows: The Ganda Boys formerly known as The Twiniz, Eddy Yawe, a music writer and singer, dance hall artists like Fada Pest have have been hosted as well. James Mugga has conducted very controversial radio interviews about gay people in Uganda and Africa at large. Hon David Bahati from Uganda

http://www.parliament.go.ug/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=37, was hosted on Connect Radio with Pastor Solomone Male, both opposed to gay culture but with different views.

CONNECT UGANDA RADIO www.connectuganda.com  www.connectuganda.com

Connect Radio is the champion of internet radio in the UK, serving the Ugandan Diaspora since 2004 and is the mother of many mushrooming online radio stations after many people realized the power of internet and a quick way to reach masses in real time. Connect was founded by a very generous, kind and developmental oriented man Mike Mulambuzi. Mike started broadcasting from his small London flat, doing it as a hobby to communicate to others through the internet, and now Connect radio boasts of two professional broadcasting studios based in greater London, Watford  and Birmingham respectively.

COOKING SKILLS

The other side of James, he is very practical and enterprising. He was trained as a professional chef in the UK and worked for one of the biggest companies in The United Kingdom, The Compass Group under their contract with General Electric, an American Home Lending Company. Visit [http://www.compass-group.co.uk and[http://www.ge.com/uk

EVENT PROMOTION

As a hobby, James has promoted starting musicians through his enormous event organisation working with clubs and pubs around UK. Some of the events have been held in Club La Face North London [http://www.clublafe.co.uk, Houslow Tandoori UK, Que Pas Pub Watford,[http://www.que-pasa.co.uk/watford