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Michael Ezra |
By Alfred Wasike
Sports-loving tycoon Michael Ezra has said he will campaign for President Yoweri Museveni if he seeks any elective office in future.
�He is very reliable, dependable and God�s gift to Uganda� the tycoon said of Museveni in an interview last week.
Ezra said he would also urge Museveni to play more football.
�I would divide my time between sports, business and Museveni,� Ezra said.
In a wide-ranging interview about himself, Michael Ezra said the reason he has injected billions into Ugandan sport is because he believes that happy, healthy citizens make a productive society. �Without sport we just have a bunch of tired guys,� he said.
He dismissed rumours that he offered Col. Noble Mayombo sh10m for his wedding.
�In Uganda I put money on national issues. Luxuries like weddings I don�t give to. Wedding are not national issues,� he said.
Ezra admitted that he was recently poisoned in Kampala, but blamed it on a lapse i
n his security.
�It was a bunch of tired fellows trying to put me away but I am still around,� he said.
He predicted that within a few decades, Uganda will be between the First and Third worlds in economic development.
�In sports, it will probably be next to America in greatness,� he concluded.
Ezra also spoke about his personal life:
Q: Where did you go to school?
A: Kitante Primary, Makerere College and other institutions abroad.
Q: Where do you live?
A: In a private residence in Kampala but I meet and host my guests at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel.
Q: How big is your family?
A: Two members. A mother and child. They live with me.
Q: When did you develop your love for sports?
A: From childhood.
Q: What is your favourite sport?
A: Several but mainly track and field, hand combat and kick boxing.
Q: How do you make your wealth?
A: It is not being made. It was made. I don�t spend time maki
ng wealth. Do you hear any banks or individuals complaining?
Published on: Sunday, 18th April, 2004 |
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