Edgar R. Batte

Kampala, Uganda

Photographer and Journalist at Daily Monitor

Multimedia Journalist @DailyMonitor | Photographer - https://t.co/bf08RqMx0K | Travel blogger 🙂 | Multi Award Winning Journalist @ACME_Uganda

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Articles

True leadership means serving - Nandala

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

What you need to know:Nathan Nandala Mafabi is a veteran politician with a 25-year legislative career. Beyond politics, he is an economist, accountant, and coffee farmer who has advocated for financial accountability and cooperative movements. His leadership in the Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) and policy advocacy have significantly impacted Uganda’s coffee sector. Nathan Nandala Mafabi is a household name in Ugandan politics.
Entikko: Cozy hub in Murchison

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

What you need to know:My stay at Entikko Safari Lodge, one of the new structural additions to Murchison Falls National Park where I created lifetime memories The sun golden rays shone into the crystal blue water of the swimming pool. With his body partially immersed in the pool, he rested his arms on the edge of the pool, a man looked into a woman's eyes as she smiled. She playfully ran her fingers in his beard. Atop a shower fixed on a preserved piece of wood, a small bird chirped.
Women at the helm of Uganda’s tourism sector

3 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

What you need to know:The tourism sector has grown by leaps and bounds. We bring you the women who are rocking the sector.
Covid-19 lockdown gave me my most creative experience - Kagame

4 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

Laura Kagame, the founder of TravelNeza Uganda still recalls launching her business in January 2017 with nostalgia and pride. "We penetrated the market so fast because of our niche; leisure holidays," she explains. "It brought me so much joy. I would look at people who go to jobs they do not like, and I truly wonder how they do it." The company's early success came from focusing exclusively on what Kagame loved most; crafting unforgettable vacation experiences.
At home, there is no limelight, we live basic lives - Lukoma

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

Her heart beats for music and film. At some point, Hellen Lukoma made a turn into fashion with House of Lukoma under which she collected but did not design. Today, she has made a deep bite into acting as a favourite on the silver screen ever since she graced television in The Hostel series. Motherhood has positively changed her life, as she tells Edgar R Batte. What is the last thing that made you smile? Today, I took my sons to the supermarket and they picked what they wanted.
Marketing is not just vibes

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

Elizabeth Mutamuliza-Nsubuga’s career is one where doors have closed, some shut in her face and tested her confidence but also sharpened her resolve at some point. Today, she is a marketing manager at Uganda Breweries Limited. What does your job entail? Planning, strategising day-to-day on how we can make sales but more importantly managing and guiding a team and motivating them.
Kampala traffic jam and boda bodas fascinated me - Omari

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

You would recognise Morocco Omari from his role in the blockbuster TV series, Empire, where he acts as Tariq. His curiosity about Africa led him to Uganda in 2017 and he has returned seven times. How would you describe yourself to a stranger? Real and one who also likes a good joke. A traveller, a thinker, a dreamer, and man with a good moral compass. How did you first hear about Uganda? In school. I had a fascination with world maps, especially the continent of Africa.
Ndifuna: 30 years of teaching leaders

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

Zaujja Ndifuna’s journey into education began unexpectedly. While in her second year at Makerere University, the institution faced several student strikes, leading the administration to suspend classes for more than six months. In search of something to do, her father’s close friend invited her to start teaching at Bukoyo Senior Secondary School near her home district of Iganga. Excited, she seized the opportunity, believing it was her chance to fulfil her childhood dream of imparting knowledge.
‘Love is not a constant'

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

Couples benefit greatly from travelling together, whether to explore new places or revisit their favourite spots. Robert Tumusabe Kikomeko, a businessman and Milly Nassolo Kikomeko, a lawyer, believe taking time away from daily routines helps them reconnect and strengthen their relationships. The couple owns and runs Maisha Tours and Travel and are pastors. “Love is dynamic, and there are times we feel distant due to busy schedules.
24 years of soul sounds: Maurice Kirya on the power of ‘Mwoyo' and what’s next

1 month ago | monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte

It is a pleasure meeting you, Maurice. What have you been upto lately? I have done so much in the last 24 years musically, and what is on my mind is how to use the opportunities and knowledge that I have earned to give it to people and talented individuals in a simpler way than I had. I come from a time where there was no WiFi, so if you got known, it was because you had your music out there, got word out, and people really got to know you.