DJ Daniel Lutaaya

Daniel Lutaaya has long been in journalism. Starting off at City Radio FM, Life TV and Galaxy FM before landing a position with WBS Television’s morning flavor show for over three years before Kwese TV fired him and Kin Karrisa offered him employment on NBS TV.

Early Life and Education

Geoffrey Lutaaya, more commonly known by his stage name DJ Daniel, was born in Mitti Ebiri Kakuuto of Rakai District and attended Mitti Ebiri Primary School as part of his early education. Later attending Kololo High School but failing to pass his O-Level exams due to music commitments. Finally accepted to Makerere Day and Evening School for Adults on Sir Apollo Kagwa Road in Kampala where he studied journalism while simultaneously accruing media experience before moving onto WBS Television and Kwese TV before embarking upon his music career path.

Achievement and Honors

Energy and extractives category winner showcased, through engaging storytelling and strong sourcing, how natural resource extraction affects environmental issues such as land tenure or governance issues. Their entry was truly outstanding in 2020.

Political and Power Reporting was marked by political jostling and rapidly-evolved power dynamics, making for an exciting category to cover. The winning entry excelled by clearly and objectively reporting these trends with clarity.

The Data Journalism Award recognizes outstanding investigations and reports that highlight the significance of data in everyday life, our economy and public finance. This year’s winning article, by Jonan Tusingwire and Felix Basiime of InfoNile (‘Covid-19 Complicates Politics in Uganda’). Lydia Nabakoza, Sswaliki Ssali and Hassan Wasswa of NBS Television were runners-up for their report entitled ‘Kilembe Mines are Rich but Poor”.

Personal Life

Daniel Lutaya made headlines recently with his announcement of leaving Next Media over its offer of an attractive package. The journalist and presenter had worked at their Naguru based station for four years but is reportedly refusing to heed pleas from CEO Kin Kariisa to remain.

He began his journalism career at a city radio FM, then worked at Life TV and Galaxy FM before landing a job at WBS Television where he spent over three years honing his skills as an on-screen journalist.

He is passionate about combating corruption in Uganda to promote international development, and has also initiated a community project involving the production of briquettes to improve lives in his region.

Net Worth

Popularly known as Koko Master, Nigerian singer/multi-instrumentalist Koko Master has released several popular hit songs across Africa and beyond. Record sales and endorsement deals boost his monetary earnings. Furthermore, he owns his own record label as well as investing in hospitality industry through Rumours nightclub; spending some of this fortune freely by buying expensive cars and attires.

Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, better known by his stage name Black Coffee in South Africa, is an esteemed DJ who has won multiple awards and performed at major music festivals around the globe. Not only has his music earned him great financial success; some of it goes towards supporting education and health projects through charitable endeavors.

Mesach Ssemakula is one of Uganda’s premier Afro-Pop musicians and entrepreneurs. He owns Roma Hotel and Hardware as well as being featured as radio personality and hosting TV program on Kwese TV. He’s been nominated several times for a Grammy award as an afro-pop musician! With several albums under his belt and several business ventures to his credit – Roma Hotel, Roma Hardware etc – Mesach has established himself as an exceptional musical talent as well.