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Karitas Karisimbi (born: 26 May 1984) is a Ugandan radio and television personality, businesswoman, mother of twins, producer and director. She has been in the Ugandan's media industry for over 20 years. She is currently working with the Next Media Services, a company that owns NxtRadio and NBS Television.[1][2]

Early life and education

Karitas Karisimbi was born on 26 May 1984 in Mulago Hospital to Rwandese parents but she grew up in the ghetto of Kamwokya, Kampala with her other eight siblings with her single mother.[3] Though, her family lost their firstborn who died in a liberation war that brought the NRM government into power in Uganda. Due to the financial strains in her family, her mum used to bake chapatti which they would sell to various places as a way of earning income.[4]

Karisimbi studied and finished her elementary level in Nairobi Kenya. She later returned to Uganda and joined East of high Kololo and Namugongo in Kampala. She also studied from City high, Royal College and Hillside international. She did a Journalism course in Nairobi and an Information Technology course in the United Kingdom.[5]

Career

After completing her Uganda Certificate of Education, Karisimbi worked at Hotel international Munyonyo as a waitress from where, she met Elvis Sekyanzi of club Silk, a budding entertainment entrepreneur whose father Gordon Wavamunno owned WBS TV. He connected Karisimbi to WBS TV to do a screen test at a time when the current host Tilly Muwonge leaving the TV station. She got the job as the show's host.[3][5]

Karitas used to co-host "Big Breakfast show " back in the 2000s with Lillian Mbabazi on Sanyu FM. She joined Capital FM where she hosted the breakfast show together with Gaetano and Olanyah from 2003 to 2006.[4]

She once worked at WBS TV hosting the show that was dubbed, "Time Magazine", which she later left to to dedicate more time for her two young boys.[6][7][8] She also worked with East African TV until she quit the media to in 2006, to concentrate on her production, K-files and her hair products business.[5]

After quitting the mainstream media, Karisimbi started her own production company called K-files, produced a reality TV show of Bobi wine and his family which could air on Bukedde TV in 2010.[4][9]

Karitas Karisimbi co-Hosted the Airtel Reality TV Show which was titled "Together We Can" with J Kazoora, a show that Aimed At Changing Lives. The show explored a range of issues that are currently faced by all Ugandans including; poverty, health, education and selfless service. And for Each story that was showcased on the series, it would end with the ultimate celebration of those Ugandan heroes when Airtel rewarded them with prizes to enable them fulfill their dreams of helping others. The show aired on aired on NTV Uganda, NBS TV and Bukedde TV.[10][11]

She co-hosts with Ronnie Mcvex The Transit show that airs on every single day from 3pm to 7pm on 106.1 FM NxtRadio Uganda(Uganda’s first audio-visual radio station) which is also on StarTimes Channel 243.[1] She has NBS Chartroom Uganda show on NBS Television on which she has interviewed many people including Jackie Chandiru, Lillian Mbabazi, Doreen Komuhangi among others.[12] The show an informative, entertaining, and non-political women show that includes hearing about experiences from fellow women specially targeting women and girls that have just completed their University education.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Karitas Karisimbi". Nxt Radio. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  2. ^ "NXT radio star Karitas Karisimbi meets mother of 38 kids – edge.ug". Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  3. ^ a b "Karitas Karisimbi: Here's Everything You Need to Know About Her". Lifestyle UG. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  4. ^ a b c Uganda, Flash (2020-11-24). "Karitas Karisimbi: Biography, Age, Tribe and Family". Flash Uganda Media. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  5. ^ a b c independent, The (2018-04-17). "Karitas Karisimbi on return to TV". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  6. ^ BigEyeUg3 (2017-11-14). "Karitas Karisimbi set to join NBS TV". BigEye.UG. Retrieved 2021-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Karitas hosts Mbabazi as NBS unveils chatroom – edge.ug". Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  8. ^ a b "Karitas hosts Mbabazi as NBS unveils chatroom – edge.ug". Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  9. ^ "The partying days are now over for Karitas". Daily Monitor. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  10. ^ BigEyeUg3 (2015-10-14). "Karitas Karisimbi To Host New Airtel Reality TV Show Aimed At Changing Lives". BigEye.UG. Retrieved 2021-04-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Nabiruma, Diana. "Quick talk: Reintroducing Karitas Karisimbi!". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  12. ^ "Jackie Chandiru on the kind stranger who saved her life". Nile Post. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
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