Museveni man Mbuga loses TV station

The Munyonyo based Television station dubbed STV owned by city businessman Sulaiman Kabangala Mbuga, a pronounced ruling NRM party ally has closed.

According to the documents seen by this website,  the television was closed to enable renovation and it will be off for three months.

“Dear viewers, we apologize for the interruption in our regular programming. We are currently undergoing studio construction to enhance your viewing experience. Rest assured, we will be back soon with exciting new content. Thank you for your patience,” reads the document in part.

However, the station failed to live up to the expectations despite recruiting the likes of Kazibwe Mbaziira Bashir, Tamale Mirundi, Full Figure, and Robin Kisti among many others.

Now that it is closed, sources reveal that SK Mbuga plans to change the station to become a full Sports channel because there is limited competition in that field. NBS Sport, Sanyuka Prime and FUFA TV are the most popular sports channels in Uganda.

Mbuga, a government ally has in recent days reportedly battled economic recession according to reports privy. The man fell in the bad books of government after it was established that he had swindled money meant for a team of hackers who had been contracted to take over NUP owned social media streaming pages during the 2021 polls.