Solomon Serwanjja

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Solomon Serwanjja
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Born18 September 1982
Entebbe
NationalityUgandan
EducationMakerere University
SpouseVivian Serwanjja
ChildrenFour
AwardsKomla Dumar Award

Solomon Serwanjja is a Ugandan investigative journalist and the Executive Director of the African Institute for Investigative Journalism (AIIJ).[1] On 13 July 2021, he resigned from his position as news anchor with NBSTV ending his 13 year career on television.[2][3] In 2019 Serwanjja was awarded the Komla Dumor Award,[4][5][6] an annual award given by the BBC to celebrate African journalists.[7] He holds a Masters Degree in Journalism and Communication from Makerere University.[8]

Life and career

Serwanjja is a United Nations Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism fellow 2018[9] and has worked as a news anchor and reporter for several television stations in East Africa including NBS TV, KTN News, NTV Uganda, UBC TV.[10]

Serwanjja is married to Vivian Serwanjja and they have four children: Amani, Imani, Upendo and Asante.[11][12]

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Our Team – African Institute for Investigative Journalism".
  2. ^ "Solomon Serwanjja Quitting NBS after 6 years - SoftPower News". 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ @SolomonSerwanjj (13 July 2021). "On 31st July, I will be leaving @nbstv. It has been such an honour to serve for the last 6 years. Thank you…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b "Ugandan wins 2019 BBC Komla Dumor award". 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  5. ^ "I want to continue Komla Dumor's legacy - Serwanjja". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  6. ^ Solomon Serwanjja Wins BBC Komlar Dumor Award| NBS Morning Breeze, retrieved 2019-10-25
  7. ^ "Solomon Sserwanja: The stone that builders refused". Daily Monitor. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  8. ^ "NBS Anchors Solomon Serwanjja and Mable Twegumye Graduate with Masters Degrees from Makerere University". 21 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship". outreach.un.org. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  10. ^ "Solomon Serwanjja: Freelance Journalist Profile". paydesk. Retrieved 2021-05-21. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "NBS TV's Solomon Sserwanjja Stirs The Internet With Beautiful Photos of Gorgeous Wife and Kids". UgHype. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  12. ^ Nabiruma, Diana. "Solomon Sserwanja, the scientist who does news". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  13. ^ team, ACME (2017-04-18). "Journalist Solomon Serwanjja emerges overall ACME winner". African Centre for Media Excellence. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  14. ^ "Nine win the inaugural United Nations Uganda 'Post-2015 International Development Agenda' Journalism Award". UNDP in Uganda. Retrieved 2019-10-23.