Mildred Amooti Tuhaise is a Ugandan

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and

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. She is the founder of Girls Incorporated Uganda a

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in Kampala

Early life and education

Tuhaise was born in

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. She studied from Asaba Primary School in

for PLE, Kawempe Mbogo Muslim Secondary School for

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and

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at St Peters Naalya. She later joined

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where she acquired a Bachelor of Science in

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. Mildred is currently persuing a masters degree in strategic and corporate communication at

Makerere university Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...

Career

In 2006, Tuhaise began her career in the media as a

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in adverts, news at Top TV (2008-2012). She then moved on to WBS TV as a

(2012-2015) and in April 2015, she joined NBS TV where she does news anchoring (''NBS at One''), talk show host (''Morning Breeze'') and as a

Personal life

She serves as the CEO of Girls Incorporated Uganda a

in Kampala.

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Living people People from Kampala Ugandan women journalists Ugandan journalists Ugandan television journalists Ugandan women television journalists 1990 births {{Africa-journalist-stub