Flavia Tumusiime

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Flavia Tumusiime Kabuura
Born (1989-02-11) 11 February 1989 (age 35)
Uganda
Education
Cavendish University Uganda
Occupation(s)Actress, radio/television host
Years active2006–present
Known for
Spouse
Andrew Kabuura
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(m. 2019)​
[1]
Children1 [2]
AwardsYoung Achievers Award for Media and Journalism 2013
Website www.flaviatumusiime.com

Flavia Tumusiime is a Ugandan actress, radio and television host, [3] [4] voice-over artist, emcee and author of 30 Days of Flavia. [5] She presents a mid-morning radio show (AM-PM Show) on 91.3 Capital FM radio in Kampala, [6] a former co-host of Morning @ NTV on NTV Uganda where she also doubles as a news anchor on NTV Tonight news and is a VJ for Channel O. [7] She played the role of Kamali Tenywa (lead role) in Nana Kagga's television series, Beneath The Lies - The Series from 2014 to 2016 and has co-hosted the Guinness Football Challenge. [8] [9]

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Early life and education

Tumusiime was born in 1989 [10] in Kampala and is the only child of Enoch Tumusiime and Christine Asiimwe, who hail from Kabale, South Western Uganda. [11] She attended St Theresa Kisubi for primary school, then joined Kitante Hill Secondary School for both "O" and "A" levels. She then attended Makerere University Business School where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Business. [11] [12]

Television

Tumusiime has been a television presenter since she was teenager. She started presenting on WBS TV's teen's club, a show she did with other teens for four years. [3] Between 2010 and 2012, she presented K-files, another program on WBS TV. Since 2011, she has presented the Guinness football challenge. It has been aired on NTV (Uganda) and ITV & KTN (Kenya). In the same period, she has been a VJ on Channel O. [13] She was also a presenter for Big Brother Africa in 2012. [14] [15]

Flavia joined NTV Uganda as a news anchor on NTV Tonight in 2016. She is a former co-host of a morning show Morning @ NTV which she started early 2018.

Radio

Tumusiime had a short stint working as a presenter on HOT100 FM in 2006 before finally settling at Capital FM where she has been to date. [3] [11]

Awards and recognition

Filmography

Television shows

YearTV ShowRoleNotes
2018Morning @ NTVHost
NTV TonightAnchor
2014 Beneath the lies - The Series Kamali Tenywa Lead role, created by Nana Kagga Macpherson
Reserved (TV Show) Herself - HostHosting celebrities on her web series
Tusker Twende KaziHerself - Contestant from UgandaCelebrity
2013 Tusker Project Fame Herself - Auditions JudgeJudge at Auditions (Uganda)

Film

YearMovie/FilmRoleNotes
2010Irreversable regret
2008 Kiwani: The Movie PamPlayed alongside Juliana Kanyomozi as her character's niece

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