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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. While at

, she also attained a certificate in the art of public speaking from the Department of Journalism and communication. Mildred holds a master's degree in strategic and corporate communication from Makerere University and a postgraduate diploma in management from Uganda Management Institute.

Career

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

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in adverts, Then to a teen's show and later news anchor at FMJ, Top radio and 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

. Mildred has vast experience in moderating and emceeing various public events from corporate to social events.

Personal life

She serves as the CEO of Girls Incorporated Uganda a

in Kampala. Mildred is a maternal health rights advocate. She boasts in educating about Pre-eclampsia, a condition that nearly took her life in 2019. Pre-Eclampsia is among the top 3 causes of maternal mortality world over.

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