Irene Birungi Mugisha (née Irene Birungi; born 1973), is a

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entrepreneur, broadcaster, and columnist who works as a private secretary for the administration at the office of the

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, effective September 2017. Mugisha is the founder of All Round Consult, a

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and media firm, based in

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, Uganda's capital city. In October 2010, she became the first female television manager in Uganda after being appointed state broadcaster at

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. In 2013, she became the head of editorial and was a television producer with

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. She is also a columnist for the ''

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'' and ''

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'' on economic issues.

Journalism career

Mugisha built her name as a journalist after being hired as a

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on WBS Television, (now defunct). Five years later, she joined

Television (UBC Television) as a television producer and business editor. In October 2010, she was appointed as the television manager of UBC Television, the first woman in Uganda to hold such a position. In 2013, she joined

as the head of editorial and television producer for their Uganda and Rwanda bureaus, where she presented the popular show ''Doing Business in Rwanda''.

Personal life

Mugisha is married to

Maurice Mugisha Maurice Herbert Mugisha, is a Ugandan journalist, broadcaster and corporate executive who works as the deputy managing director of the government-owned media company, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), effective October 2018. Before that ...

, who is the deputy managing director of Uganda Broadcasting Corporation and works as an MC for corporate events. He previously worked as head of news at Nation Media Television Uganda. She is the mother of three children: a son from a previous relationship, and two daughters with her current husband.

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