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"Who would have thought so many years ago that as the only girl-child of four siblings my path would lead to Uganda’s electricity distribution utility and managing such an important public service."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"In Africa it is said that ‘it takes a village to raise a child."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"I was fortunate to grow up in an extended family environment."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"I went to a faith based girls’ only school where discipline and values were instilled in us."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"This I believe is the important cornerstone that gave me the courage to follow a career path probably not traditionally set out for women."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"One of the early defining moments in my working career was during my first job as a sales executive in a company dealing in office equipment."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"When I had contracted a sale, which was ten times the average salesperson’s daily output."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"It dawned on me that there are no limitations to the possibilities that can be achieved."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"Through dedication, commitment to results and hard work, I held the power to succeed."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"I joined the energy sector as a graduate trainee in 1996."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"I rose through the ranks to executive level at Umeme Ltd."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"Energy distribution company listed on the Ugandan and Kenyan stock exchanges."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"At the time of my intern year, the graduate training programme, which ran for two intensive years and hosted by the then publicly owned utility was a public entity."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"This exposed me to the entire business."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"Today I am managing 600 permanent employees and 1,000 contracted staff."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"I am proud to be the first female Executive Director to the board of Umeme Limited, a company and sector for which I hold so much passion."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"Through my efforts together with the Umeme team, the country has been able to more than double the number of households."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"That are connected to electricity over the past 10 years."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"The increase in access to electricity has improved the livelihood of households and communities and Uganda and has been."

- Florence Nsubuga

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"We have close to 1,500 people benefiting from the project."