Susan Nasibirwa. Photo/Courtesy
Former Vision Group Chief Executive Officer and lawyer Robert Kabushenga has come out strongly in defence of Nation Media Group Uganda CEO Susan Nasibirwa, dismissing allegations made against her by Masaka City Woman MP Justine Nameere as unfounded and inconsistent with her professional record.
Kabushenga’s intervention comes amid a growing public dispute following Nasibirwa’s criticism of the legal process that led to Nameere being declared winner of the contested Masaka Woman MP election.
The row has since shifted beyond electoral procedure into personal exchanges, triggering wider debate within media and political circles.
In a detailed statement, Kabushenga rejected claims questioning Nasibirwa’s integrity, saying his long working relationship with her revealed no history of misconduct.
“I worked with Susan Nsibirwa between 2011 and 2019 as her supervisor when she headed our marketing function. Not once was she ever apprehended as a suspect in or charged with a criminal offence,” Kabushenga said.
He further noted that Nasibirwa exited Vision Group with a strong professional record, stressing that her performance and conduct were never in doubt during her tenure.
“In fact, she left two years before me with her record of high integrity and stellar performance,” he added.
Kabushenga also pointed to standard corporate governance practices, arguing that her current employer, Nation Media Group Uganda, would have conducted thorough background checks before appointing her to a senior leadership role.
He suggested that the allegations circulating against her would not withstand scrutiny, insisting that any credible concerns would have emerged much earlier through formal or institutional channels.
“I am certain that her current employer would have done due diligence before entrusting her with her present role. If what is being said about her now were true it would have come out long ago from more credible sources,” Kabushenga stated.
The remarks come in the wake of sharp exchanges between Nasibirwa and Nameere, where Nasibirwa questioned the legality of the court-supervised recount that overturned the initial election result in Masaka.
Nameere responded with personal allegations against the media executive, further intensifying the dispute.