Sheilah Gashumba

Sheilah Gashumba (born on February 7, 1996) is a Ugandan media personality, TV host, DJ and digital influencer.^[1][2][3][4] She formerly hosted NBS After5, an entertainment show on NBS Television. She has also been a radio presenter at NRG Uganda, and host of DSTV's House of Chefs in South Africa. She is the managing director of Sarafina Events, a group including her events curation, promotions and management.^[5][6][7]

Gashumba uses social media platforms Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, and Facebook to advocate for minimum wage policy for journalists and media personalities in Uganda. She has also worked on promotional campaigns for brands including Don Julio, Martinellis, Africell, Uber, World Remit, Yo! kuKu, Aqua Safe Water, Rio Vega Hair Company Brazil, Coca-Cola and Tecno Mobile.

Gashumba has inspired many youths in East Africa and Africa at large to invest in social capital and leverage virtues of critical thinking, confidence and self esteem.

In 2023, Gashumba opened and launched Gash Luxe, a female broadband one-stop shopping centre that harbours a champagne lounge and content studio located in Kampala where celebrities and entertainers across Africa visit for their fashion styles and video dos.

Sheilah was born to Frank Gashumba and Christine Tina Mukuza.^[8]

She attended Taibah International School, Galaxy International School Kampala, Kabojja International School, and City Varsity Media & Creative Arts in Cape Town, South Africa.^[9][1][10]

At age 10, Gashumba started presenting a teen's club show on WBS Television in 2007.^[11][7] In 2009, Gashumba made headlines as the young journalist accredited to cover the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.^[1] She later joined NTV, where she presented T-Nation and later NTV the Beat with Douglas Lwanga.^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

In November 2021, she joined NBS Television, where she hosted NBS After5, an entertainment show, with MC Kats, Douglas Lwanga, DJ Mercy Pro and DJ Roja from the duo Slick Stuart & DJ Roja.^{[17][3][7][2][18]}