1. Who is Kin Kariisa?
Kin Kariisa is a Ugandan business magnet,
Media Mogul and philanthropist. He is currently the Chief Executive officer for
Next Media Services which is the parent company to NBS Television, Sanyuka TV, and
Next radio, Nile Post, Salaam TV and Afromobile App.
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| Kin Kariisa at State House Uganda with President Museveni |
2. Where was Kin Kariisa born?
Kariisa was born on 24th August
1976 in Kafuunjo Ruhaama Ntugamo district in Western Uganda where he lived with
his parents before to Kampala.
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| Kin and Julie Kariisa |
3. Where did kin kariisa study from?
Kin Kariisa studied at Makere University I Kampala
where he specialized in Information Communication and Technolgy.
4. Does kin kariisa related to the late Dr
Anas Kariisa?
Kin Kariisa is a blood brother to former
political analyst and Salaam Charity Proprietor Anas Kariisa who was also one
of the major religious leaders in the moslem Fraternity in Uganda who was
highly respected. They are bothers who were born together from Ntungamo
district in Western Uganda.
5. How many Children does Kin Kariisa have?
Kin Kariisa has 3 Chidren with Wife Julie
Kariisa whom they been together since 2004. The children include a boy Kin
Kariisa jr and a girl Jamila Kariisa and Shaka Kariisa who all state at their
Luzira house in Kampala Uganda.
6. Who is kin kariisa´s wife?
Kin Kariisa is married to Juliet Janat
Tumusiime Kariisa whom they have been together since their union in 2004 where
the two got married in holy matrimony.
The couple were together since 2004 before
Kin Kariisa had started work at NBS in 2008.
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| Kin Kariisa´s family (wife and children) |
7. Does kin kariisa own NBS TV and Next Media?
Kin Kariisa took over leadership of NBS in 2008
where NBS TV had started the previous year in2007 which he was given majority shares
in the company which he later evolved into Next Media Services.
The company NBS TV which had been founded
by Nathan Igema Nabeeta.
8. How is Kin Kariisa connected to the
government?
Kin Kariisa currently serves as Chairman of
board of directors Nile International limited which is a government enterprise
that owns Kampala Serena Hotel and other government owned Hotels.
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9. Is kin kariisa related to President
Museveni?
Due to his rapid thrust to media Mogul there
were questions of Whether Kin Kariisa was related to the First Family in Uganda
including President Museveni however he is not related to President Museveni and
the first Family but rather a Talented manager and passionate individual who
has worked throughout his talent recruitment.
Kin Kariisa howevered worked fpr the President Museveni in 2006 general elections where he was leader of technology and communication under Kin Systems which he worked for campaigning team for presidency ICT team and Presidential Advisor on Information Communication and Technology to President Museveni.
10. Where is Kin Kariisa´s house?
Kin Kariisa owns a lavish gorgeous Mansion
in Luzira a Kampala suburb in Uganda where he currently lives with his family
including his Wife and children.
The Mansion was finished in 2014 where it
had been under construction since 2010 as the media CEO was already working at
NBS TV. The house which took over 2.987 billion Ugandan shillings during its
construction is well equipped with state of the art gym, swimming pool and home
basketball court.
11. Does Kin Kariisa own Salaam Charity?
Kin Kariisa is the biggest partner of
Salaam Charity where he also does most of his philanthropic work.
In a 2021 end of year report Kin Kariisa
had donated over 300 million Uganda Shillings to Salaam Charity for it development
and philanthropic activities
12. What is kin kariisa´s net worth and salary?
The business magnet is estimated to over a whopping
25 million dollars (90 billion Uganda shillings) which is mainly from his
majority ownership in Next Media Uganda in which he is the Majority Share
Holder and the Company´s Chief Executive Officer.
Kin´s salary at Next Media is over 27
million Ugandan Shillings monthly which is over 324 million Uganda Shillings
yearly as of 13th January 13, 2022.
