Andrew M. Mwenda — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and owner of The Independent, a current affairs newsmagazine.
Cofounder of Tugende, a social enterprise that helps people own assets, serving over 25,000 customers.
Previously served as political editor of The Daily Monitor and presenter of Andrew Mwenda Live on KFM Radio.
Served on President Paul Kagame's Presidential Advisory Council.
Selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2008 and named among Foreign Policy Magazine's 100 Top Global Thinkers in 2010.
Held visiting fellowships at Yale University, University of Oxford, and Stanford University.

Biography

Andrew Mwenda, born in 1972 in Fort Portal, Uganda, is a prominent Ugandan print, radio, and television journalist. He is the founder and owner of The Independent, a current affairs newsmagazine. Prior to this, he was the political editor of The Daily Monitor, a Ugandan newspaper, and hosted Andrew Mwenda Live on KFM Radio in Kampala.

Mwenda pursued his higher education at Makerere University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.