VIDEO: Ezra Bunyenyezi Memorial Services in Kampala and Nairobi

 

Quarcoo

Patrick Quarcoo has described the late Ezra Bunyenyezi as one of Africa's greatest businessmen and a visionary. He said this at the Nairobi memorial for the fallen Bunyenyezi, who died on December 18. 

"Bunyenyezi was a stylish businessman and great thinker. Without Ezra we could not have started Capital Radio," Quarcoo said December 23 in Nairobi as he narrated his early encounters with Ezra Bunyenyezi in the nineties Uganda. Capital FM went on air in Uganda on December 31, 1993.

Quarcoo added that, "I have to say we have lost one of Africa's most visionary men. He advocated for open borders, for business, he believed in private enterprise at a time when it was not a cool thing."

Bunyenyezi was an international businessman with stakes across the region. He founded the Uganda Travel Bureau in Uganda. 

He was also a keen golfer, and for a period was President of the Uganda Golf Union.

Quarcoo, is a Ghanaian Kenya-based  founder and Chief Executive Officer of Radio Africa Group, which is an umbrella of among Kenya's leading media channels on print, digital, TV and radio. This include KISS 100, Classic 105, X FM, Radio Jambo, East FM, the Star newspaper and KISS TV. Quarcoo and his Radio Africa Group co-founder, William Pike also own two radio stations in Uganda, Capital Radio and Beat FM.

A second memorial was held today December 27, at All Saints in Kampala. ( see videos below)

Prominent City lawyer, business man and former MP Elly Karuhanga gave the main tribute at the memorial in Kampala presided over by the Archbishop of Uganda Dr Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu. 

Karuhanga is Chairman of Uganda Chamber of Mines & Petroleum, and also heads the boards of dfcu Limited, Rwenzori Water, British American Tobacco, Minet Uganda and Private Sector Foundation Uganda.

The memorial in Kampala was attended by the family of President Uhuru Kenyatta, a personal friend of Bunyenyezi.

Bunyeyenzi will be buried in Mityana tomorrow December 28. 

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YOUTUBE - Tributes at Kampala Memorial

YOUTUBE -  Nairobi Memorial

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