Suspended Radio One presenter and moderator Karundi Serumaga has sued the government for unlawful arrest and loss of employment.
Serumaga and Geoffrey Ssebagala, former Radio Sapientia talk show host, jointly sued the Broadcasting Council and the Attorney General in the High Court on December 1, 2009 through their lawyers Rwakafuuzi & Co. Advocates.
Serumaga contends that on September 11, 2009 after appearing on a WBS television show where they discussed the cause of the conflict between Buganda Kingdom and the central government, he was arrested by security operatives and detained for four days. He was later charged with sedition.
He further contends that after his release, he was informed by his employer Radio One that the Broadcasting Council had ordered that he be stopped from hosting or moderating any show on the radio because he had allegedly incited the public during his WBS TV show.
His co-petitioner Ssebagala avers that in August last year during a show on Radio Sapientia, he hosted one Mary Bwogi, a former mobiliser in President’s Office, who alleged that the President’s Principal Private Secretary Amelia Kyambadde had embezzled money for the 2006 elections. Ssebagala further contends that when he asked Kyambadde to give her side of the story, she threatened to sue the radio station. Subsequently, Ssebagala says, he called the President’s Press Secretary Tamale Mirundi to comment on Bwogi’s allegations against Kyambadde. Instead, Ssebagala says, Tamale threatened that they would ask the Broadcasting Council to either close the radio station or cause his sacking.
Ssebagala submits that three days later, he was dismissed from his job.
Both Serumaga and Ssebagala want the court to declare that the Broadcasting Council’s orders to have them dismissed from their jobs were unlawful.
 Serumaga also wants court to declare that his arrest and detention were illegal and a violation of his liberty guaranteed under article 23 (1) of the constitution.
Both petitioners want court to order the government and the Broadcasting Council to pay them damages for the said violations and costs of the petition.
They also want court to declare that the government and Broadcasting Council’s actions were unconstitutional.Â
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written by Major Adam Kifaliso, December 23, 2009
written by Major Adam Kifaliso, December 23, 2009
you should also sue the operatives who attacked you Semugga for false abduction and imprisonment , and hostage taking , law should apply in all directions , you got nothing to loose as records will be kept till Uganda becomes a democracy , dont have to fear anyone ,CBS was vandalised and put off the air licence revoked ,we live in an era of fear and intimidation , but God will help us , the Tyrrant will fall in his blood soon
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written by Gute Juko, December 24, 2009
written by Gute Juko, December 24, 2009
Martin Luther King once said (our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matters) sue the Government,The Constitution gives you right to speak from the bottom of your heart,,When citizen fear the Government then Democracy is lost.
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written by kabayekka, December 25, 2009
written by kabayekka, December 25, 2009
Mr Serumaga be careful of the judiciary. It is still very much in the footprints of the movement revolutionary system of government. The regime constitution has not gone away. In a democracy proper, reconciliation and apologies would have been the order of the day. Tell me when has NRM ever done that? Why should the courts do that for them all the time?
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Sue Individuals
written by Michael, December 26, 2009
I thank Sserumaga for these actions but I believe that he needs to sue Radio one directors of wrongful dismissal and the Chairman of the Broadcasting Council Godfrey Mutabazi. We must go for the individuals committing crimes against us because that's when it hurts. Going for their offices does not hurt.
written by Michael, December 26, 2009
I thank Sserumaga for these actions but I believe that he needs to sue Radio one directors of wrongful dismissal and the Chairman of the Broadcasting Council Godfrey Mutabazi. We must go for the individuals committing crimes against us because that's when it hurts. Going for their offices does not hurt.
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Analyst
written by Joe, December 26, 2009
written by Joe, December 26, 2009
The individuals are acting on behalf of the goverment infact the right word to use to describe them is purpets. If they don't act as told, they will definately loose their Jobs. A big example was with the NSSF Director, who later confessed that he was acting on orders from "the above" but later he was sacrifised when he lost his job. All people who are comminting these crimes should remember that the government is just using them.
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Father's death-Bitterness
written by Douglas, December 27, 2009
written by Douglas, December 27, 2009
I have on several occasions listened to Serumaga speak on radios(Host) and all I have retrived from his tonality of speach,the subjects of discusion that he is most intent and loves to pour his heart to are those against anything from scratch to top about the ruling government.
Serumaga's success has been largely inspired by his bitterness at the loss of his late Father (RIP).His never gone over it and is ready to pay back at anyone he thinks had a hand in his fathers death.
To sum it up,Serumaga is a bitter fela who needs couseling and healing
Serumaga's success has been largely inspired by his bitterness at the loss of his late Father (RIP).His never gone over it and is ready to pay back at anyone he thinks had a hand in his fathers death.
To sum it up,Serumaga is a bitter fela who needs couseling and healing
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DON'T ADD INSULTS TO INJURIES
written by Lakwena, December 29, 2009
written by Lakwena, December 29, 2009
Douglas, that is adding insults to injuries. Sserumaga's bitterness has a cause. You begin to sound like an abusive parent who inflicts severe pain on the child through kiboko, but at the same time tells the brat to shut up and not cry. If you want even to deny Sserumaga the right to express his bitterness, you are blaming the victim and adding insults to injuries. That is what tyrannical regimes do to their people. They beat the hell out of them like they did to Sserumaga, steal from and kill them and tell them not to complain. Wait one day when it is your tern. May be, that is when you will understand what oppression feels like. Until that happens to you, Sserumaga et al are just whining cry babies. Happy New Year
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choose his destiny
written by Douglas, December 30, 2009
written by Douglas, December 30, 2009
Every man forges his destiny,and if the son to the late Robert Bellamino Serumaga (RIP) opted to indulge
politic while hide under the umbrella of jornalism,he should be ready forf whatever comes with the whole
package.I donot wish he bad but he has to stop bathering the rest of us with his 'cries',and losses.
politic while hide under the umbrella of jornalism,he should be ready forf whatever comes with the whole
package.I donot wish he bad but he has to stop bathering the rest of us with his 'cries',and losses.
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I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
written by Rico Grande, December 31, 2009
written by Rico Grande, December 31, 2009
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." said Voltaire. When anybody's rights are abused it ought to bother the rest of us.Thats how we promote freedom for all. When others are treated unfairly and we let it slide because they are not one of "us" by the time the abusers get to us there is nobody left to talk. Take heed my brother Douglas.
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written by Douglas, December 31, 2009
written by Douglas, December 31, 2009
Rico Grande,yes,you too may have the right to quote honorable sayings like that of Voltaire and his likes,and use them to sugar coat disrespectable people of serumagas type. Serumagas' endless attempts to potray him self as a hero,perhaps even a martyr on Bugandas issues has put many peoples' lives at risk throught his surgical disguised trickery of indirectly inciting Ugandas against each other. Thank God his not doing whaever his doing in local languages,otherwise he would be having a huge following of disciples ready to swing into action.I have listed to most of his programs,he is person who takes great pride in putting litereally everyone down during his talk show,he pours out venom but interestingly in a very calculative manner,so disguised that he has always walked away with it.
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written by Douglas, December 31, 2009
written by Douglas, December 31, 2009
As Africans especially, we ought to spare some respect for people.During that
WBS interview,we all saw how with great pride he attacked the personallity of the president, he showed how Museveni was a badly-brought up person, for even the ordinary Bakopi were of two types: those that were polished in mannerisms and could be accepted in community of well-behaved, and the other of a badly behaved person who will be around to spoil things for people, which he thought Museveni belongs to.
Luck you Serumaga!,you grew up in a 'kilangila' way.Kenya,London e.t.c. You have your freedom of speach,you can also enjoy all types of rights you want,but stop putting other peoples lives at risk by slow but surely inciting Ugandans against each other.
WBS interview,we all saw how with great pride he attacked the personallity of the president, he showed how Museveni was a badly-brought up person, for even the ordinary Bakopi were of two types: those that were polished in mannerisms and could be accepted in community of well-behaved, and the other of a badly behaved person who will be around to spoil things for people, which he thought Museveni belongs to.
Luck you Serumaga!,you grew up in a 'kilangila' way.Kenya,London e.t.c. You have your freedom of speach,you can also enjoy all types of rights you want,but stop putting other peoples lives at risk by slow but surely inciting Ugandans against each other.
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The person of the President
written by Omeros, December 31, 2009
written by Omeros, December 31, 2009
Douglas, politicians are not entitled to respect. They must strive to earn it. The idea that the person of the President is beyond reproach simply on account of the office he or she holds, the same idea that casts the President as a "fountain of honour", is one that belongs to a prior age where politicians expected to rule over a deferential populace. What is to be respected is the office of the President and not necessarily his or her person. Even when he is attacked unfairly Museveni should accept that such attacks are an occupational hazard in democratic politics. Bush was branded an idiot while Obama has been smeared as a communist. None of it is fair comment, but it is all politics. And politicians ought to be accustomed to the facts of political life.
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President set Precedent
written by Moses Okello, January 01, 2010
written by Moses Okello, January 01, 2010
Why the likes of Douglas of this world are tying to cover-up the behaviours of Mr President.
Mr president set the precedent of abusing his opponents and his predecessors, by calling them Swine, Ghosts and so many names. He has been both indirectly and directly inciting the people to commit Genocide.
We haven’t seen any body with a lot of blood on his hand as Mr President. People look at him and take example. Daouglases of this world would encourage your children if have some to admire the behaviours of Mr President?
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Mr president set the precedent of abusing his opponents and his predecessors, by calling them Swine, Ghosts and so many names. He has been both indirectly and directly inciting the people to commit Genocide.
We haven’t seen any body with a lot of blood on his hand as Mr President. People look at him and take example. Daouglases of this world would encourage your children if have some to admire the behaviours of Mr President?
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written by Moses Okello, January 01, 2010
written by Moses Okello, January 01, 2010
Today he says this and another day says that.
He is the guy who incited people into rioting when he stopped the His Majesty’s Ronald Muwenda Mutebi’s trip to Kayunga. Right now is the same person who says that there should be an investigation whether Capt. Baker Kimeze is the right cultural leader Ssabanyala of the Banyala in Bugerere.
This imply that he knew what he was doing or he lost memories of the incident that followed the denial of Kabaka’s visit.
So, one can’t claim respect when he himself doesn’t respect others.
He is the guy who incited people into rioting when he stopped the His Majesty’s Ronald Muwenda Mutebi’s trip to Kayunga. Right now is the same person who says that there should be an investigation whether Capt. Baker Kimeze is the right cultural leader Ssabanyala of the Banyala in Bugerere.
This imply that he knew what he was doing or he lost memories of the incident that followed the denial of Kabaka’s visit.
So, one can’t claim respect when he himself doesn’t respect others.
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written by Douglas, January 04, 2010
written by Douglas, January 04, 2010
We all send in comments on topics such as these about my Brother Kalundi,with a hope that we get somethings clear especially through sharing opinions.This is to clear the atmospher for those who
think we do it as lip service to some people.I have high respect for Serumag Kalundi,for his inteligence and numerous abilities and most of all because his a Ugandan....
think we do it as lip service to some people.I have high respect for Serumag Kalundi,for his inteligence and numerous abilities and most of all because his a Ugandan....
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Great New Year.
written by Douglas, January 04, 2010
written by Douglas, January 04, 2010
However i have a problem with him when I donot know-with what intentions he digs out bush war stuff about 8 individual going to the bush,4 remaining there while the other 4 coming out,at a time when the two parties are at a times low.Surely,we have courts of Law for such stuff.
I would like to wish U all especially our brothers and sisters in Somalia a rewarding and safe new year,thanks for doing Africa agreat service,those in North America and Europe thank for the kyeyo.those in Iraq,thanks for participating in the global fight against terror and stay safe we need you home.I wish a fine new yeah.Let keep doing stuff for the good of our Nation.
I would like to wish U all especially our brothers and sisters in Somalia a rewarding and safe new year,thanks for doing Africa agreat service,those in North America and Europe thank for the kyeyo.those in Iraq,thanks for participating in the global fight against terror and stay safe we need you home.I wish a fine new yeah.Let keep doing stuff for the good of our Nation.
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An intelligent person is a rational person.
written by Lakwena, January 04, 2010
written by Lakwena, January 04, 2010
Mr. Douglas, if you have high respect for Serumaga Kalundi, for "his intelligence and numerous abilities"; why don't you leave it at that? Why then go ahead and contradict yourself? An intelligent person is a rational person. Do you have a problem with that? To be rational is also to be truthful. Is that what you are afraid of, the truth? Are you stone-walling something? Probably that's why Serumaga's digging up the past is unsettling and bothering you. Have you ever heard about crime and punishment? Unless you are a paid piper, what business have you to fight other people's war? Why don't you leave Mr. Museveni to defend himself; for example whether he is badly brought up or not.
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written by Paid Piper!, January 05, 2010
written by Paid Piper!, January 05, 2010
A good rationale must be independent of emotions, personal feelings or any kind of instincts. Any process of evaluation or analysis, that may be called rational, is expected to be highly objective, and "mechanical". If these minimum requirements are not satisfied i.e. if a person has been, even slightly, influenced by personal emotions, feelings, instincts or culturally specific, moral codes and norms, then the analysis may be termed irrational, due to the injection of subjective bias.
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written by Paid Piper!, January 05, 2010
written by Paid Piper!, January 05, 2010
Mr/Mrs/Miss.Lakwena talks of rationality as if it comes packed with religious truth.Being intelligent does not mean you cannot pass as being unmanuplative.I still have high respect for my Brother Kalundi,however my(as a peace loving Ugandan) biggest problem with him is his continued disguised inciting of a group Ugandans against another.The timing of his digging out 'truth' leaves alot of questions.I wish you a great 2010, Lakwena.
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written by Lakwena, January 05, 2010
written by Lakwena, January 05, 2010
Paid Piper, to be rational is to balance the intellect, emotion and the will or the capacity to to do the right thing. Relying on one e.g. intellect or two of the three leads to biases or prejudices; whose consequences are known: injustices, racism, tribalism, imperialism, dictatorship etc. and above all crime against humanity. When it comes to your allegation against Serumaga for "inciting a group Ugandans against another", you also risk "inciting" the government and other groups of Ugandans against Serumaga who has already suffered the brunt. Before you do that, please, 1st differentiate between what is false and true; incitement and legitimate persuasion (reason), which Serumaga is putting forward.
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'Legitimate persuasion!'
written by Paid piper, January 06, 2010
written by Paid piper, January 06, 2010
'Legitimate persuasion'-Where ever you educated people are taking our country.Sometimes one curses why some of us ever accessed the chalk board.
Lakwena,Convincing people with tear-jerking stories, histrionics, and emotional outbursts takes an unfair advantage of people and wrongly muddles their thinking. That does not mean we cannot use all the communication skills(interpersonal skills-a form of inteligence like Mr.Kalundi has.) available to us, but we should avoid playing on people's emotions.
Lakwena,Convincing people with tear-jerking stories, histrionics, and emotional outbursts takes an unfair advantage of people and wrongly muddles their thinking. That does not mean we cannot use all the communication skills(interpersonal skills-a form of inteligence like Mr.Kalundi has.) available to us, but we should avoid playing on people's emotions.
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written by Lakwena, January 06, 2010
written by Lakwena, January 06, 2010
My new friend Paid Piper, you seem to live in self-denial. Emotion is a subjective reality and one of the pillars of human existence. Deny it and you dehumanize yourself. Lack of compassion for others is one of them. It has therapeutic and other psychological functions and purposes. What's wrong with "convincing people with tear-jerking stories, histrionics (tragedies), and emotional outbursts (to) 'take' an unfair advantage of people and wrongly muddles their thinking"? If it is a tool to unmask (create awareness) legitimate concern what's wrong with that? Subject it to an objective investigation. Don't resort to dissuasion and diversion.
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written by Lakwena, January 06, 2010
written by Lakwena, January 06, 2010
And why is it your concern that Kalundi muddles Ugandans thinking? Can't Ugandans think and make judgment for themselves? Why do you want to think for every Ugandan; formally educated or not? Why don't you leave Ugandans to choose what to hear, think about critically and democratically for themselves in order to create a democratic society and country? I can see through you Mr. Paid Piper. You think Ugandans are idiots. So it is your duty and crusade to protect their minds from people like Serumaga.
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There is no any freedoms in Uganda
written by Jeremiah Kaaya, January 06, 2010
written by Jeremiah Kaaya, January 06, 2010
The truth is simply that all we have in Uganda is anarchy. The NRM gov't and its head, President M7 are simply anarchists. All people with simplistic brains usually resort to the use of might and the gun. They are usually intellectually poor, if anything, their degrees are fake.
Serumaga, just go ahead and do all that is within your means and power, we are right behind you and all the rest of the right thinking Ugandans.
Serumaga, just go ahead and do all that is within your means and power, we are right behind you and all the rest of the right thinking Ugandans.
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NRM = NO HOPE
written by Watcher, January 06, 2010
written by Watcher, January 06, 2010
No change, no hope. There will be "no change" until change comes. NRM's foundation at this particular moment is based on corruption and betrayal. Total destruction of the NRM is the solution. For the time being, we'll have to live hopelessly under the NRM. The so-called "heroes" are too arrogant to see how deep in s**t Uganda is.
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