Alan Kasujja
Alan Kasujja is a Ugandan journalist who spent the first 12 years of his life as a refugee in Kenya after his family escaped the dictatorship of Idi Amin. He now hosts Newsday, a leading radio show on the BBC World Service. He is also a sought-after moderator and an outstanding journalist. He is dedicated to providing a platform to under-served voices, including those of refugee communities. Alan’s journalistic career started in his late teens, when he joined Uganda's New Vision newspaper as a freelance writer and photographer.
He began working at Sanyu FM in Kampala in the mid-1990s. He also worked at Capital FM in Nairobi, Kenya, before returning to Uganda to present the Big Breakfast on Capital FM in Kampala. Alan has also made his name as a television presenter – he hosted Uganda's version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? He anchored The Fourth Estate, an influential political talk show in Uganda.
“We must never lose sight of the fact that we are talking about people - men, women, and young children. It is our responsibility to do all we can to deal them a better hand, and provide them with a safer space to allow them to flourish.”