Seasoned media personality and former Kawempe South legislator Hajj Kazibwe Bashir Mbazira has opened up about his remarkable journey in the media industry, revealing how he once resigned from Pearl FM because he believed he had reached the peak of his career.
Mbazira, who later made a name for himself at Bukedde FM, said his decision to leave Pearl FM was largely driven by the belief that he had achieved everything he wanted and did not want to remain in the industry long enough to experience a decline.
However, he now admits that the decision was made without properly considering what the future held for him.
“It was an act of not looking ahead at the future. I reached a moment and in my head I thought that I had done enough. I resigned from my job and told my bosses that I was done with working.”
He explained that he had convinced himself that he had done everything possible at Pearl FM and was therefore ready to retire from the media industry.
“I thought I had done it all because I’m a person who doesn’t want to reach the peak and decline awkwardly. I had reached my peak at Pearl FM and thought of retiring.”
After taking some time away from radio, however, Kazibwe began receiving offers from different media houses. Eventually, he chose to join Bukedde FM, a move that would change his perspective about his own abilities.
He said his return to radio made him realise that he had actually left Pearl FM too early because there was still much more he could accomplish.
“However, the People Power voice called me to return to radio and other stations gave me offers. I opted for Bukedde FM. When I reached there, that’s when I realised that I had not done enough at Pearl FM. I was like starting afresh.”
Mbazira credits his time at the Industrial Area-based station for pushing him beyond his comfort zone and helping him discover a deeper passion for investigative journalism.
He said the shows he hosted and the team he worked with exposed him to stories and investigations he had never imagined himself pursuing.
“The time I spent at Bukedde FM, I did things I didn’t believe that I could do as well. I dived deeper into investigative journalism.”
Among the investigations he remembers are stories involving people he referred to as “carnibols,” who allegedly engaged in disturbing practices involving human flesh.
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