Nancy Kacungira
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Who is Nancy Kacungira?
Winner of the 2015 Komla Dumor Award, Nancy Kacungira is a Ugandan presenter, a reporter at BBC News Likewise, she is famous for her works Focus on Africa, In Business Africa, Today and World Business Report on BBC World News.
Nancy Kacungira was born on 11 October 1986 in Tanzania to Ugandan parents. As of 2019, she is 32 years old. Kacungira holds Ugandan citizenship and ethnicity is not known. Concerning her education, she studied primary school at a small missionary school in Tanzania.
Kacungira initiated her journalism career as a radio presenter at Power FM In 2010 she co-founded Blu Flamingo; a digital media management company along with her older sister Seanice Kacungira. From 2012 to 2013, Nancy moved to TV at NTV Uganda as a news anchor and after in 2013 she moved to Kenya to work for KTN News Kenya as a Social Media Editor in late 2013.
After three months of training, Nancy went to the BBC and also returned to KTN News Kenya after the training. But she was later recruited at the BBC where on BBC World News she presents Focus on Africa (Mondays) and World Business Report. In 2016, with another Ugandan BBC presenter Alan Kasujja, Kacungira was one of the two moderators in the Ugandan presidential debate. She has also worked with Sophie Ikeny and admires the works of Philippa Thomas.
Awards
In 2015, Nancy won Komla Dumor Award while working at KTN News Kenya.
Who is her Boyfriend?
TV reporter, Nancy Kacungira is yet to be married and she is possibly single. She mostly keeps her personal life a low key. The 32-year-old journalist hasn't given any hint regarding her dating or love life.
Going through her Kacungira Instagram post, she often posts several pictures with her male co-anchors via social media but never admitted any of them as her boyfriend.
However, her sister Seanice Kacungira got married to her Nigerian boyfriend, Fabian Adeoye Lojede. They married in a colorful ceremony in the presence of their close friends and family at a secret venue in Uganda. Also, Nancy was also part of the bridal party.
Hence, Nancy Kacungira is probably enjoying her singlehood. Moreover, she seems to be focusing more on her career rather than being involved in any relationships.
Net Worth & Salary
As of 2019, Nancy Kacungira's net worth is assumed to be in million dollars. However, the actual figures of her wealth are still under review. But Kacungira definitely made a huge amount of wealth from her presenting career.
Rand is currently working at BBC as the main presenter at 7 pm weekdays and 9 pm weekends on BBC News Channel, BBC Four, and BBC World News from 2018. However, her actual salary and income are only up to him.
As per the source, the average salary of a BBC reporter in the United Kingdom is £245,000 to £249,999 per annum so Kacungira might be paid in the same range.