For some hours now, journalist Daniel Lutaaya has been shaking tables with the country’s most expensive drinks: salaries versus professions and lifestyle.
Lawyers, journalists etc have had to taste the man’s Kayunga-made herb.
But Lutaaya’s tweet was triggered by that of a very prominent private pilot who revealed that she does not own a car but rather opt for boda-boda to go on her errands.
While he went about his table-shaking business, to a Twitterer, it appeared like Lutaaya quit NBS TV because of meagre pay but he clarified that “I didn’t quit because of pay.” “What has kept NBS on top is that they actually pay very well,” Lutaaya added.
According to Lutaaya, he left to start his own business.
“I can’t tell you how much I was earning” but he revealed: just know I was earning more than Museveni’s official salary, so you can estimate.
His response left tongues wagging:
Lutaaya, however, argues that his point is not how much one earns.
Lutaaya left NBS TV months ago. Sources say he is into private business on top of heading News 24/7, an online news publication as Chief Executive Officer.
Salaries of media personalities in Uganda
It is very hard to know how much an individual earns unless you are their boss.
In one of its reports, Blizz Media, an online publication reported that NTV’s Faridah Nakazibwe earns Shs 5 million while Daggy Nyce earns Shs 900, 000. The same report shows that Lynda Ddane and Sammy Wetala earn per show hosted/appeared on.
