Frank Gashumba Biography
1 . Who is Frank Gashumba?
Frank Malingumu Gashumba is a
Ugandan political commentator, human rights activist, businessman, journalist
and motivational speaker. He is one of the most respected political
commentators in Uganda with a career spanning over 20 years in journalism.
2. When and where was Frank Gashumba born?
Frank Gashumba was born on 3rd December
1974 in Villa Maria, Masaka District Central Uganda. Gashumba lived with his
family Father, and brothers in Villa Maria throughout his childhood
3. What is Frank Gashumba tribe?
Frank Gashumba´s tribe in
Uganda is a Munyarwanda which he loves to refer to as Omuvandimwe meaning
that former refuses who are now citizens of Uganda (Their ancestors came from
Rwanda.
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| Frank Gashumba with his Daughters and family |
4. What is Frank Gashumba education Background?
Frank Gashumba studied from St.
Francis Primary School where he did his Primary Leaving Examination. He also
studied from Aga Khan Secondary School receiving his Uganda Certificate of
Education before finishing with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration.
5. Who is Frank Gashumba wife?
Frank Gashumba is not married
and he is currently single. Gashumba has no wife is currently single and
focused on National issues to elevate Uganda he says.
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6. How many children does Frank Gashumba have?
Frank Gashumba has three
daughters two from his blood and one adapted. They include popular Uganda
African TV star Sheila Gashumba and Catherine Gashumba who has been kept away
from the public.
Frank Gashumba adopted Aisha
Nabukeera a young girl who had suffer injuries of burns by her step mother.
7. Where did Frank Gashumba first work when he
was just starting?
Frank Gashumba started working
in 1996 at Letter Day Saints Church before opening Mali Mixed Farm in
Masaka then Mali group of Companies then Sarafina Safaris a tour company with
hiring as its main core service. Then Gashumba opened Bbunda Holdings which
deal in mineral exploration in 2000s.
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| Fank Gashumba with NUP President Bobi Wine |
8. When did Frank Gashumba join Politics?
Frank Gashumba joined Politics in 2012 after
starting his Human Rights organization Sisimuka Uganda which was meant to fight
for Human rights and elevate Ugandans from poverty. He would later in 2013 join
as a Political analyst with in depth analysis on politics.
9. Does Frank Gashumba work for President
Museveni?
Frank Gashumba has been for
long suspected to be working for the ruling government under President
Museveni. This has been mainly because his unknown sources of income with
Gashumba making millions of Ugandan million shillings.
It has however been confirmed that
Frank Gashumba is independently working under his nonprofit organization which
receives funds from donors all over the country including Uganda, United States
UK, Denmark among others.
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10. Why was Frank Gashumba arrested in 2011 and
2017?
Frank Gashumba was arrested in
2011 and convicted in February of 2011 for accounts of attempting to fraud 178
Ugandan million Shillings from DFCU Bank in Uganda. Where he was fined 1
million Ugandan shillings in costs.
In October of the same year he
was arrested over fraud to Turkish Company based in Uganda at detained at CPS
where he was later released due to lack of evidence in the case
In 2017 Frank Gashumba was
arrested by Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence with his brother Innocent
Kasumba with Fake Passports being recovered from his home before being released
and crimes later dropped.
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11. What is Frank Gashumba Sisismuka Uganda?
Frank Gashumba started a
nonprofit organization Sisimuka Uganda (Action For Awakening Uganda) in 2012.
Sisimuka Uganda is a nonprofit
organization which focuses development of Ugandans and improvement in their
standards of Living on through its seminars and various initiatives. Sisimuka
was founded by Frank Gashumba.
12. Is Frank Gashumba friends with General Muhoozi
Kainerugaba?
Frank Gashumba is Friends with Military
General and first son Genral Muhoozi. However Mr Gashumba States that he is however
clear his political position and remains on his principles of priotizing on
Human rights.
13. What is Frank Gashumba house and cars?
Frank Gashumba´s car is a 2006
Mercedes Benz S500 WHICH IS ESTIMATED to over 300 million Ugandan
Shillings
Frank Gashumba owns a
residential well vanished house in Kampala where he stays during holidays in
Kampala Uganda.
14. What is Frank Gashumba net worth?
Frank Gashumba is has an
estimated Net Worth of 749 million Uganda Shillings which is from his various
sources of revenue.
Frank Gashumba makes revenue
and salary of over 67.9 million annually from his different activities as a
businessman.
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