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Media personality Isaac Daniel Katende, better known as Kasuku, has explained why he turned down a job offer from Next Media, stating that he refused to abandon his successful YouTube channel.
Kasuku, who operates one of Uganda’s top entertainment YouTube channels, Kasuku Live, disclosed that Next Media requires employees to stop running their personal channels once hired.
He insisted that leaving Kasuku Live dormant was not an option because it is a significant source of income.
He made these remarks while discussing Haffy Powers' move from BBS Terefayina to Next Media. Kasuku noted that Powers' new role would stop her from collaborating on YouTube with Kwefulukuta, another media personality she has supported online.
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Powers, previously employed at Galaxy FM, is reportedly set to replace Precious Remmie as a morning show co-host on Sanyuka TV alongside Adam Kungu Al-Mahadi. Reports indicate Remmie's decision to leave was influenced by her desire to focus more on motherhood. Remmie recently shared photos displaying her baby bump and welcomed a child in May 2024 with husband Raymond Bindeeba. She also has a son from a previous relationship.
Meanwhile, Kasuku revealed Next Media earlier expressed interest in acquiring rights to his popular Talk and Talk Show, which he co-hosts with Eddie Sendi, Batt Badru, and Jenkins Mukasa. Although Sendi facilitated discussions, Kasuku and his colleagues decided against selling the show for the sum offered by Kin Kariisa’s media empire.
Other stations, including Galaxy FM, CBS FM, and Beat FM, had also approached Kasuku's team, but none of these proposals progressed. The Talk and Talk Show continues to air every Saturday on Kasuku Live.
Besides his YouTube activities, Kasuku appears weekly on KFM's morning show alongside Brian Mulondo and Faiza Salima each Monday, and co-hosts a Friday programme on Baba TV with Alfonse Mukasa, alias Bajjo Events.