Ugandan TV Presenter Who Quit Job Claims She Was Cleaning Old People in US

• Flava Namulindwa's first paycheck in her job as a caregiver to old people was GH¢9,756.72 ($840)
• Before leaving Uganda, she wanted to clinch the Gomba Woman Member of Parliament seat but failed to do so
• Flava shared her journey of perseverance, which started with friends hosting her, and now she is a mother of a beautiful baby

USA-TV presenter Flava Namulindwa has revealed that her first paycheck when she moved to the United States of America was GH¢9,756.72 ( $840).

Flava cleans old people in the US

The former Bukedde TV presenter was hired to clean old people when she first moved to the country.

She received the money within only two weeks of work, and she was required to only work for a few hours.

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Pulse Uganda reports that rumours about her leaving the station started swirling in 2017 after she declared her political ambitions.

Flava was eyeing the Gomba Woman Member of Parliament seat in the 2021 general elections under the National Unity Platform. This did not work out so well because she worked with Vision Group, which is owned by the government.

Flava resigns from TV station

Although she maintains she resigned willingly, some people say she was hounded out because of her links to NUP, a Bobi Wine-led outfit.

According to Flava, she sent a resignation letter to Moses Kasasa, the then-content manager at Bukedde TV. She told him that she couldn't return to the country from the US because of the COVID-19 lockdown.

Socialite Nalongo Sheilah Don Zella, aka Sheila Nadete, hosted the TV presenter in the foreign country as they have been friends for nearly two decades.

Flava delivers baby in the US

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Initially, Flava wanted to resign because taking care of old people was so tough that she thought about quitting almost every day.

However, her friends like Carol Nampijja and Emma Mugabo encouraged her to persevere.

"I'm super proud... Because now I have a story to tell," she said.

After five months, she left because she had to give birth.

Woman runs successful Airbnb in US

Elsewhere, Rachel Mutheru, a thriving Airbnb owner far from her homeland, is making waves in the hospitality industry.

As an Occupational Therapist, she has acquired multiple properties across several states in the US.

Speaking on Daring Abroad, she said her belief in spreading goodwill and blessing those who stay in her homes sets her apart.

Source: TUKO.co.ke