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Solomon Serwanjja
Born18 September 1982
Entebbe
NationalityUgandan
Alma materMakerere University
SpouseVivian MUJABI
ChildrenFour
AwardsKomla Dumar Award

Solomon Serwanjja is a Ugandan investigative journalist and the Executive Director of the African Institute for Investigative Journalism (AIIJ). On 13 July 2021, he resigned from his position as news anchor with NBSTV ending his 13 year career on television. In 2019 Serwanjja was awarded the Komla Dumor Award, an annual award given by the BBC to celebrate African journalists. He holds a master's degree in journalism and communication from Makerere University.

Life and career

Serwanjja is a United Nations Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism fellow 2018, 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.

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

Awards

  • BBC Komla Dumor Award 2019
  • Journalist of the Year 2017 - ACME AWARD
  • Post 2015 UN Award (Broadcast Category)

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.
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  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
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  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)
  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.
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