Tamale Mirundi

Joseph Tamale Mirundi is a Ugandan journalist, author and political analyst who appears on the STV political show Sharp Talk with Tamale Mirundi .[1] He previously appeared on NBS Television on the One on One show.[2][3] He is a former presidential press secretary,[4][5] and media advisor.[6][7]

Tamale was a part-time writer for the newspaper Munno before he became a professional journalist.[8] In 2017, he was suspended from the One On One show for use of abusive language.[9] He was rewarded by President Yoweri Museveni with a new car for his media work.[10][11] He also predicted the downfall of Eric Sakwa.[12][13] He has predicted that the party People Power, Our Power under Bobi Wine will have more seats after the 2021 elections.[14] In 2015, his first wife Juliet Nassimbwa wanted to divorce him due to political differences.[15] He alleged that he was poisoned in 2019.[16] He was also taken to court by lawyer Mabirizi over defamation.[17] In 2015, the judges urged president Museveni to fire him over inciting violence in the citizens.[18] As of 16 June 2020, Tamale has ended his appearances on the One on One show at NBS Television.[19] The following day he announced that the show would be available on Facebook and YouTube until further notice.[20]