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Sheila Mukabakoba Kawamara Mishambi was the founding executive director of Uganda Women’s Network: a coordinating body for NGO’s involved in gender rights advocacy.  She says her formative years prepared her to be a very assertive person. She began to defy the status quo as a young girl and perhaps in …

George Michael Mukula commonly known as Mike Mukula; the former Member of Parliament for Soroti Municipality and a former minister of State for Health is his mother’s son. He was born into a humble family in Soroti, eastern Uganda. His mother was a teacher, who raised him and his sibling …

Her sexy sense of style, with body hugging outfits, is just one of the many things that captivate her multitude of fans. In real life, Faridah Nakazibwe who is one of the leading TV news anchors in Uganda is as soft spoken, humble, and glamorous as she appears on TV …

At 26, most women are gambling with what exactly to do in life, but Gloria Haguma seems set as a fashion blogger, writer, and social media manager. Haguna who works with designers, cloths store owners, stylists, makeup artistes, hair stylists, models, fashionistas, and investors in the line of fashion,  last …

When Sheebah Karungi Samalie held her maiden concert that attracted multitudes of people to Hotel Africana People’s Space arena, it was a dream coming true for the 27 year old and the culmination of 12 years of struggling to prove to doubters she could not only dance but also sing. …

When Ronald Magada aka Maro, who is one of Uganda’s top RnB musicians, tells his life story, the pain is unmistakable.  His mother died when he was only three years old in 1990. That left him at the mercy of everyone in the large extended family of his father, James …

Kaggale Nana Nabateregga Kagga is a film maker, actress alone, chemical engineer, mother of three, wife and daughter to Mwagale Nalongo Beatrice Kagga and Abdul Kagga from the royal lineage of King Kiggala of Buganda kingdom. Commonly known as Nana Kagga, she was born in Nairobi, Kenya. She comes from …

Beverly Nambozo Nsengiyunva is an inspiration to herself.  She is the brain behind Beverly Nambozo Poetry Award. At only ten years, Nambozo was a bibliophile consuming books like food. Even when her mother pushed her to sleep she would read under the covers late into the night. Born in Kampala …

On the greatest lesson in life His dream as a student at Old Kampala Senior Secondary School was to become a doctor but he ended up at Bukalasa Agricultural College. “I did sciences for prestige and ended up performing poorly, and not being admitted to Makerere University – the only …

Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda’s dream was to become a lawyer but he failed to make the cut at A-level. He was instead admitted to study journalism at Makerere University – which he did not like and opted to study a BA Education. But this plan too failed. “I made attempts to …