By BigEyeUg Team
Three Ugandans have been nominated in the 2022 Forty Under 40 Africa Awards.
According to the final nominations list published on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, National Unity Platform President Bobi Wine, Reach A Hand Uganda CEO Humphrey Nabimanya, and Music producer/writer/sound engineer Ronnie On Dis One (Sweetest Sound Studios) are the Ugandans to represent at the 2022 awards edition.
According to Ronie On Dis One, the nomination is such a huge milestone that marks prosperity this year for him and Uganda atlarge.
“Am super excited to let you know that I have been named among the Forty under forty nominees in the @fortyu40africa Awards a sign that this year we are going beyond boarders ✈️✈️🇺🇬🇺🇬🎶🎶 number six on the first line,” Ronie On Dis One wrote on his Facebook page.
The awards will go down on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel, Accra Ghana.
The eligibility requirement for nominations was that; nominees must be a citizen of any of the 55 African nations, living on the continent or in the Diaspora. Must be nominated by someone else other than the proposed award recipient.
The Forty Under 40 Africa Awards are organized purposefully to recognize and celebrate 40 emerging leaders under the age of 40 who demonstrate or impact personally and/ or professionally through their exceptional leadership.
The Forty under 40 Africa Awards is to identify, honour and celebrate a cross-section of the continents’ most influential and accomplished young business leaders under the age forty from a wide range of industries we cover, who are committed to business growth, professional excellence and community service and have risen up the ranks of their companies or industries at a relatively young age as result of this.
Its categories cover a wide range of all the various sectors you can think of, ranging from banking and finance, energy, family business, agriculture, theatre and arts, journalism, fashion, law, sports, event management, health, technology and innovation amongst others.
Welcome to forty under 40 Africa Congratulations to our 2022 nominees!