Agnes Asiimwe Konde, also Aggie Asiimwe Konde, but commonly known as Agnes Konde, is a

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, and

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who serves as the Vice President for Program Development & Innovation at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), since 2019. Before that, from 1 October 2017 until November 2019, she was the

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of Msingi, a private, independent organisation that promotes the creation of profitable industries in the countries of the

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, Based in

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, Msingi offers services in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.

Background and education

Konde was born in Uganda and attended Ugandan schools for her pre-university studies. She graduated from

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, Uganda's largest and oldest university, with a

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(BA) degree in

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. She also holds a

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, obtained from the

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, in the

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. In 2011, she was awarded a Dilploma in Marketing by the

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Career

She has professional experience in services and management in the

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s and

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sectors of the economy, spanning over 20 years. She has previous worked for several high-profile companies, including (a) Monitor Publications Limited (b) British American Tobacco Uganda Limited and (c) Crown Beverages Limited, the Ugandan licensee of

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. Immediately prior to her present position, she was the managing director and CEO of Africa Broadcasting Uganda Limited (ABUL), a subsidiary of

Nation Media Group Nation Media Group (abbreviated as NMG) is a Kenyan media group listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. NMG was founded by Aga Khan IV in 1959 and is the largest private media house in East and Central Africa with offices in Kenya, Uganda, and Tan ...

and owner o
Nation TV Uganda
(NTV Uganda). She led ABUL from 2013 until 8 September 2017, when she left to take up her present assignment.

Other considerations

She is a board member of the African Network for the Care of Children (ANECCA) affected by HIV/AIDS, United Way (Uganda) and Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA). She is also a member of th
Women-in-Media Network
a subsidiary of the

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. In 2015, Contador Harrison listed her among the "Ten Most Powerful Women In Uganda".

References

External links

Website of Msingi

As of 17 January 2019. {{DEFAULTSORT:Konde, Agnes Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Toro people 21st-century Ugandan businesswomen 21st-century Ugandan businesspeople Makerere University alumni Alumni of the University of Liverpool Ugandan expatriates in Kenya Ugandan women business executives People from Western Region, Uganda