Robert Kabushenga

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Robert Kabushenga
Bornc.1971 (age 5152)
NationalityUgandan
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice)
Occupation(s)Lawyer and Corporate Executive
Years activesince 1995
Known forProfessional competence
TitleFormer Chief Executive Officer of New Vision Group and Incumbent Board Member KCB Bank Uganda Limited

Robert Kabushenga, is a Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive who was the managing director and chief executive officer of the New Vision Group, from January 2007 until January 2021. [1] He currently serves as a non-executive board member of KCB Bank Uganda Limited, a commercial bank, since November 2021. [2]

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Background and education

Kabushenga was born in Uganda circa 1971. He was raised by a single mother in Kampala, Uganda's capital city, in the 1970s and 1980s. [3]

He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree awarded by Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, awarded by the Law Development Centre, in Kampala. In addition, he attended the American Academy of International Law, in Dallas, Texas, United States. [4]

Career

Kabushenga served as the Executive Director of the Uganda Media Centre, and concurrently served as the spokesperson of the government of Uganda. He then served as Board Secretary, Company Secretary and Legal Officer for the New Vision Group from 2002 until 2005. He also worked as Legal and Administration Officer of the Monitor Publications Limited. He became the CEO at Vision Group in January 2007. He replaced William Pike, an expatriate. In January 2021, he resigned his position at the New Vison Group, to pursue other interests. [1]

He was replaced as CEO at the media conglomerate, by Don Wanyama, previously the Senior Presidential Press Secretary. The Uganda government is a major shareholder in the media house, whose shares of stock are listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange. [5]

Other considerations

Kabushenga is an advocate of the High Court of Uganda. He is also a member of the Uganda Law Society. He is a Fellow of the Africa Leadership Initiative and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. [4] In November 2021 he was appointed to the board of KCB Bank Uganda Limited. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 ACME Team (29 January 2021). "Vision Group CEO Robert Kabushenga resigns". African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Eagle Online Reporter (18 November 2021). "Robert Kabushenga appointed to KCB Board of Directors". Eagle Uganda Online. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. Flash Uganda News. "Biography of Robert Kabushenga". Flash Uganda News. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 Aspen Institute (2020). "Profile of Robert Kabushenga, CEO of New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Limited, Kampala, Uganda". Aspen Institute . Washington, DC. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. Manfred Tumusiime (13 March 2021). "Don Wanyama to replace Kabushenga as Vision Group CEO". Uganda Standard. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 24 November 2021.