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Renowned stage and movie drama actor Charles James Ssenkubuge aka Siasa is cocky, with a loud laugh, and a natural suaveness – what is sometimes called swag. It is, therefore, not surprising that he is a dominant figure in Uganda’s entertainment industry circles. That he has spent 35 years in …

For years, 31-year old Anita Beryl Ahikiriza has been designing dinner and bridal wear. In 2016 she was named Outstanding Fashion Designer of the Year at UEA awards and Abryanz Style and Fashion awards. She also showcased in Nigeria, Addis Ababa, Barcelona, and Mombasa among several other countries. It was …

Sarah Nkonge Muwonge rose to fame in 1998 when she was appointed as Kampala City’s first woman mayor. But she is largely an entrepreneur who owns five schools spread out in Kampala, Jinja, Masaka, and Buloba; including Kampala Secondary School. Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | She also owns …

Emily Mwebaze is a senior news producer at Urban TV, a subsidiary of Uganda’s leading media company; the Vision Group.  It is the latest posting on a journey that started as a wish by her father, nurtured by passion, and supported by many relatives.She is also a musician who specializes …

Col Ibrahim Abiriga is the MP for Arua Municipality who is popularly known as “yellow man”; a self-proclaimed diehard supporter of President Yoweri Museveni. He has been in the limelight for campaigning to lifting of the constitutional age limit of 75-years to allow Museveni to qualify to run again in …

George Mutaabazi, the chairman of Lwengo district, is a man of action. He came under the spotlight after flogging residents who are also his voters for laziness. He whipped whoever he found drinking early in the morning. He also passed a bylaw that prohibits any resident from constructing grass-thatched houses. …

Julius Kavuma Kabenge, an advocate, has been a law don at Makerere University in Kampala for the last 26 years. He is also widely known in the world of Ugandan sports; especially football and kickboxing, not as a player but a financier.   Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | …

Mujib Kasule is a former footballer turned manager.  He was vice president of Uganda’s football governing body, the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) from 2012 to 2014. KAMPALA, UGANDA |AGNES E NANTABA| Even as a privileged child who was born into a wealthy family in Wandegeya, a Kampala city …

Rita Aciro Lakor is ranked among the top players of women’s rights activism in Uganda. Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | She has been involved at different levels and stations for the last 18 years and today she is the executive director of Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET), one of the …

At only 22 years, Sarah Aporo took the brave step of sharing her HIV-positive status on social media. Aporo used the Facebook platform to post a video of her taking antiretroviral drugs. Kampala, Uganda | AGNES E NANTABA | In the video, Aporo advises young people to test with their …