Children take over: Kaabong girl is Vision Group new Editor-in-Chief
Nov 21, 2017
Nakwang arrived at Vision Group offices early and was helped around the newsroom by Kaija before she was taken to chair the morning editorial meeting
Christine Nakwang from Lokerui Primary School in Kaabong (wearing blue T-shirt) chatting with Vision Group CEO Robert Kabushenga as the Editor-in-Chief Barbra Kaija looks on. Photos by Tony Rujuta
A 13-year-old Christine Nakwang has today morning taken over from Barbara Kaija as Vision Group's Editor-in-Chief.
Nakwang (wearing blue T-shirt) with the New Vision editors during a morning meeting
This comes as Uganda continues to commemorate World Children's Day celebrated on November 20, every year to mark the date that the Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations in 1959.
Nakwang chatting with Editor-in-Chief Barbra Kaija
Nakwang, a Primary Six pupil at Lokerui Primary School arrived at Vision Group offices as early as 7:30am and was helped around the newsroom by Kaija before she was taken to chair the morning editorial meeting.
Nakwang (wearing blue T-shirt) in a group photo with the New Vision Editorial team after the morning meeting
"Sorry to interrupt the meeting, but I am introducing the new Editor-in-Chief Nakwang. She is going to be with us today and she will learn how to edit news," said Kaija in the meeting.
Nakwang is welcomed by New Vision news editor Hellen Mukiibi as Kaija looks on
Kaija added: "I am from a humble back ground as well and I believe she can make it at this level."