Category: Women

‘A good leader must have non-negotiable traits’

Ms Josephine Watera Semakula, a researcher, has worked at Parliament for 16 years now. The assistant director at the Department of Research in Parliament shares her leadership journey with Esther Tusiime Byoona.  Ms Josephine Watera Semakula, a researcher and assistant

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Leaders are as good as their teams – Kukunda

Having served at the managerial level since 2003, Charlotte Kukunda still believes women in leadership positions are still few. She speaks to Owen Wagabaza about her work and everything else about the accounting profession. With a career spanning more than

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Mudoola: Pushing for more in office and on rugby pitch

Playing top level rugby for two decades is no child’s play, even for those doing it professionally. The rigorous physical demands of the sport have simply thrown many out of the way. Now add to that a full day’s office

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I want my actions to inspire others – Dr Nakku

Dr Doreen Nakku is the Vice president of the Otolaryngology Society of Uganda (OSU), an umbrella body for all Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) specialists in Uganda. She is one of the few female ENT surgeons in the country. She

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Francis chose to first educate Sarah, children before marriage

Francis Masaba and Sarah Mutuwa made their union official on December 16, 2023. Despite the long wait, their dream of one day making their relationship official never died. The couple talk to Olivier Mukaaya about their love story.   Francis

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Prof Musoke driven by passion

Prof Musoke has children at heart, loves training the next generation of clinicians, doctors and researchers. Her mission is to completely eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV in Uganda. No child should be born with HIV because we have

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Having a vision leads to achieving results – Nabwanika

Aisha Nabwanika is the proprietor of Ewaffe Cultural Village. She says a good leader should be able to be exemplary, a team player, a good listener, and listen to the industry players before making certain key decisions. Soon after Aisha

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Nagoya: A passionate leader driven by loyalty and service

Ms Hannah Hanifa Nagoya, the Project Manager, WeTrain4Health at Enabel, embodies the value of loyalty. This passionate development professional, whose leadershipstyle revolves around transformation and service, has been with Enabel since 2010. Ms Nagoya describes herself as a passionate development

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Kibowa roots for women in decision-making rooms

Ms Faridah Kibowa also emphasises the importance of raising awareness among women to encourage their participation in available leadership roles. Shabibah Nakirigya brings you her story Born in Kayunga District, Ms Faridah Kibowa is the last born of 14 children.

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Hard work, a positive attitude and faith in God helped Arimi rise

In order to rise through the ranks of marketing and corporate affairs, she had the relevant qualifications, was proactive and did not give in to fear. Growing up, Barbra Teddy Arimi, the head of marketing and corporate affairs at the

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