Nam kiwanuka biography of martin

To those of us who immigrated to Canada in the 1990s, Namugenyi "Nam" Kiwanuka was our introduction to Canada. She was a smart and engaging celebrity MuchMusic VJ. As if being a new mother is not occupying much of her time, the Ugandan native has used whatever time she has left fulfilling the promise of her Canadian citizenship by bringing attention to worthy causes all around the world.

Nam kiwanuka biography of martin

It has been a while since you were on MuchMusic. What have you been up to since?

For a while, I was a columnist for BBC's Focus On Africa Magazine, a dream gig. I also recently moved back to Toronto after spending a few years in the United Kingdom, the States and Africa.

How did you end up being a VJ?

My former boss, Denise Donlon, encouraged me to become a VJ and with Moses Znaimer's backing, they took a chance on me.

I was really shy and terrified to speak in front of big groups. When I was in high school, I delivered a class speech and I didn't realize I was looking at the cei