TOP 40 UNDER 40: Dr Abaho, dean, faculty of social sciences, Nkumba University

At 34 years, Anne Abaho has successfully balanced the many hats on her head as a lecturer, mother of five, wife, administrator and PhD student.

She has been lecturing at Nkumba University for 10 years. Abaho is also the dean of the faculty of social sciences.

As an administrator, she oversees the activities of the school through board meetings, general assemblies, handling students' academic concerns, counselling them and ensuring proper documentation of students' records.

Meanwhile, amidst the tight schedules, Abaho did not shy away from starting a family and being a hands-on-mother.

She has five children, including a set of twins.

She enrolled for her doctorate in 2016, when her twins were a year old, yet she was also teaching and running university errands.

"A year later, I conceived again. This time, the going got very tough, but I was determined to balance my responsibilities," she says, adding: "By the way, I had another baby recently and I am happy that I have walked the PhD road with my babies."

Abaho attended Kashenyi Model Primary School in Bushenyi, Buddo Secondary School in Mpigi and St Peter's Secondary School Nsambya for A'level.

Later, she joined the United States International University in Nairobi for a bachelor's degree in international relations (major) and journalism (minor).

Upon graduation, she won a scholarship to Syracuse University in New York, for a master's. At the end of 2019, she got a PhD.