Giles Muhame is a Ugandan journalist, news editor who made international news in 2010 and 2011 for his efforts to out homosexuals. He is the co-founder of Chimpreports; a daily tabloid newspaper published in Kampala, Uganda.
Early life and education background Muhame was born in 1988, Ibanda District in Western Uganda. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from Makerere University.
Career In August 2010, he founded the tabloid newspaper Rolling Stone, In 2014, he founded Chimpreports, an online news portal based in Uganda."Gays in Uganda say they're living in fear", Godfrey Olukya & Jason Straziuso, MSNBC, Associated Press Muhame wrote a story about the 'handshake' story, which exposed government officials who had awarded themselves large sums of money after winning a court case against Tullow Oil."Uganda court orders anti-gay paper to shut" , Reuters, 2 November 2010"Judge orders Ugandan paper to stop publishing 'gay lists'", CNN International, 2 November 2010 He has covered the conflicts in Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. He is a member on the National Taskforce on 4th Industrial Revolution Technologies."Outcry as Ugandan paper names 'top homosexuals'", Simon Akam, The Independent, 22 October 2010
Other considerations Muhame has interests in media consultant, e-commerce entrepreneur, farming and real estate. He mentioned Julian Assange and Bob Woodward as his role models. He serves as the president Uganda Online Media Publishers Association since 2016.
References
External references Biography of Giles Muhame Where Being Gay Is a Life-and-Death Struggle Giles Muhame Death by Tabloid