Aisha Sematiko popularly known as Hajati Aisha Sematiko (died on 19 June 2010 )[1] was the veteran news anchor at CBS radio. She was also the first Ugandan lady to read Luganda News on Radio which helped her to encourage many women to join the field[citation needed]. She was regularly announced as the best news anchor of year.[2] Amelia Kyambadde was pleased and recognised Hajati Aisha Sematiko as one of the famous people in State House that she was pleased to be among.[3] In 2003, she was voted the 1st runner up of the best radio news reader of Dembe FM with 385 votes after Kaddu Mukasa of CBS who won with 460 votes.[4]
Career
editShe was mentored by Bbale Francis on TV and also mentored on radio by Eva Kabali Kaggwa formally on radio Uganda. Her two sons who did Mass Communication; Nasser worked with Radio Simba as a reporter while Hassan with Straight Talk radio section.[2]
See also
edit- Rachel Kabejja
- Patricko Mujuuka
- Sheila Nnvannungi
- Alex Ndawula
References
edit- ^ Mwesigye, Shifa. "CBS staff down but not out". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Hajati Aisha Sematiko". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "What happened at State House". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "The readers with a vision have chosen". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 24 June 2020.