Andrew Mwenda
- January 4, 2024
- Journalist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Andrew Mwenda |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 3, 1972(1972-10-03) |
| Age | 52 |
| Birthplace | Uganda |
| Country | Uganda |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Andrew Mwenda Biography
| Name | Andrew Mwenda |
| Birthday | Oct 3 |
| Birth Year | 1972 |
| Place Of Birth | Uganda |
| Birth Country | Uganda |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Siblings | Kayanja Muhanga |
Andrew Mwenda is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on October 3, 1972 in Uganda, Uganda. Ugandan journalist and television host who is best recognized for being the founder and owner of The Independent. He is also known for having previously served as the political editor of The Daily Monitor.
He was charged with sedition in August of 2005 when he discussed the cause of death of vice-president John Garang.
Andrew Mwenda (born 1972) is a Ugandan print, radio and television journalist, and the founder and owner of The Independent, a current affairs newsmagazine. He was previously the political editor of The Daily Monitor, a Ugandan daily newspaper, and was the presenter of Andrew Mwenda Live on KFM Radio in Kampala, Uganda’s capital city.
In August 2005, he was charged with sedition for broadcasting a discussion of the cause of death of Sudanese vice-president John Garang. Garang was killed when the Ugandan presidential helicopter smashed in a storm over a rebel area, on the way back from talks in Uganda. During his radio programme, the journalist accused the Ugandan government of “incompetence” and said they had put Garang on “a junk helicopter … at night … in poor weather … over an insecure area”.
He is the younger brother of UPDF military officer Brigaider Kayanja Muhanga.
Andrew Mwenda Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Journalist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Andrew Mwenda is one of the richest Journalist from Uganda. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Mwenda 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He attended Makerere University where he earned his degree in Arts and Journalism. He then earned his Masters from the University of London.
He is known for having won the CPJ International Press Freedom Award in 2008.
Mwenda was born in 1972 in Fort Portal, Kabarole District, in the Western Region of Uganda. His father is Mzee Phillip Muhanga of Fort Portal. Mwenda is a younger brother to Brigadier Kayanja Muhanga, a senior UPDF military officer.
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Mwenda won the CPJ International Press Freedom Awards in 2008 sponsored by the Committee to Protect Journalists, “in tribute to his commitment to a free press in Uganda and the whole world”.
Facts & Trivia
Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Uganda. Andrew Mwenda celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.
Later, he won a Chevening Scholarship and was admitted to the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in Development Studies. He was a visiting fellow at Yale University, in 2010. He also studied as a fellow at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, in 2009. He was a John Knight Fellow at Stanford University, in the United States between 2006 and 2007. He was a visiting lecturer at the University of Florida, Gainesville, in 2005, and a visiting fellow at the Africa Study Centre of the University of Leiden, in the Netherlands, in 2003.
What did Andrew Mwenda do?
In April 2008, he was arrested and released on bail by the Ugandan government for “being in possession of seditious material and of publishing inflammatory articles”. In August 2005, he was charged with sedition for broadcasting a discussion of the cause of death of Sudanese vice-president John Garang.
Where is Andrew Mwenda born from?
Fort Portal, Uganda
When was Andrew Mwenda born?
1972 (age 50 years)
What does Mwenda mean?
Mwenda is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: travellor.
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