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SAM WAKHAKHA

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Kampala
As seen in: New Vision Uganda, The East African, The Uganda Observer
Covers:  Health, Science, Agriculture
Doesn't Cover: Crime
Editor @NewVisionwire , Ex-TV producer, news junky, father, son and uncle

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SAM WAKHAKHA’s Biography

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I’m a Ugandan journalist working with New Vision, the Government newspaper. I hold a degree in mass communication from Uganda Christian University, having graduated in 2009. I have 10 years of writing and editing with a bias towards agriculture and health reporting. I also worked at The East African newspaper for two years (2010-2011). I write about emerging diseases, technological breakthroughs and agriculture. I’m also a sub-editor. I edit New Vision newspaper, write headlines and do layout…

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Ugandan scientists turn to genetically engineered mosquitoes in malaria fight

Ugandan scientists turn to genetically engineered mosquitoes in malaria fight

Ugandan scientists hope to deploy genetically engineered mosquitoes in the effort to completely eliminate mal…

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That juicy Kyeyo opportunity could land you in captivity

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By SAM WAKHAKHA Verified
| New Vision Uganda Verified
________________ In April 2023, 20-year-old Juliet Nambuya’s friend and neighbour in Northern division, Mbale city, successfully applied for a scholarship that had been advertised on the Ugandan education ministry website. On September 23, 2024, she informed Nambuya that she had succeeded and was to travel to Russia to train in logistics management. Encouraged by her friend’s messages, Nambuya also applied for the same scholarship after completing her A’level exams that same year.
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Gulu University partners with journalists on research dissem Original

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By SAM WAKHAKHA Verified
| New Vision Uganda Verified
______________ “Getting my research published in the media has earned me three flights outside Uganda, where I have met very resourceful people,” Dr Laloyo Stella, the director of The Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies at Gulu University, told fellow academicians during a workshop on Wednesday.
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Surviving Kyeyo: Mwine's lessons in saving, investing, and endurance

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By SAM WAKHAKHA Verified
| New Vision Uganda Verified
Many Ugandans who go for kyeyo find it hard to invest back home. For Henry Kitwe Mwine, who hails from Mbarara district, the story has been different because of the Go to My Subscriptions
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

It is bring newsmakers in direct contact with audiences