Who is Susan Namakula Nantaba? Flash Uganda Media looks at her biography, age, husband, family, tribe, achievements, and relationship with the late George William Serunjogi Kibuuka, Emeldah Kisembo, Phelan, Pastor Bugingo, the early life and education of a Ugandan Businesswoman, media practitioner and TV Personality.
Susan Makula also known as Susan Makula Nantaba or Susan Makula Bugingo is a Ugandan Businesswoman, media practitioner and TV Personality.
She presently works with Pastor Bugingo’s company, Salt Media.
She is the current wife to Pastor Aloysius Bugingo, the House of Prayer Church leader.
Net Worth
With an annual income of 27.3 million Ugandan shillings as of 2021—her greatest earning year—Susan Makula has a net worth of 117 million Ugandan shillings.
Early Life
Susan Makula Nantaba was born in 1985 in Kyebando Nsooba in Kampala District Uganda to the late George William Serunjogi Kibuuka (father) and Emeldah Kisembo (mother) whom she grew up with.
Her parents also have a home in Luwero.
Education Background
Susan Makula attended her primary education at Kyebando Primary School. She then went to Kitante Hill School for Senior one and two.
She transferred to St. Mary’s S.S. Namaliga Bombo where she studied her senior three and then to Naalya Secondary School, where she completed her O-level studies.
She was awarded her UACE at Katikamu S.D.A. SS, where she completed her A-level studies.
Susan dropped out from Makerere University where she was studying commerce in her second year due to pregnancy.
Her experiences with journalists and internship students from different universities over her years in the media sector helped her decide to attend Cavendish University.
She thus obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Cavendish University Uganda in 2023.
Education background summary
| Years | Institution | Status /Award |
| Kyebando Primary School | PLE – Completed | |
| Naalya Secondary School | UCE – Completed | |
| Katikamu S.D.A SS | UACE – Completed | |
| 2021 – 2023 | Cavendish University Uganda | Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Communication |
Family Background
Her father, George William Serunjogi Kibuka died when Susan was just joining Makerere University.
They were born eleven kids to her mother Kisembo, Makula being the second last born. However, three children passed on and they are now eight.
She has several other siblings from her father’s side.
Susan Makula is a Muganda by tribe born in a Christian family.
Marriage / Relationship
Susan Makula has a son called Phelan whom she had from her previous relationship.
While working as a radio host for Salt Media, Susan met with Pastor Bugingo and the two began dating in 2018. Their relationship, however, was made official in 2019.
In November 2021, Susan Makula introduced Pastor Bugingo in a glitzy Kwanjula ceremony.
The couple both have children from their previous relationships. Susan Makula is yet to give birth to her first child with Pastor Bugingo.
Career and Professional Work Experience
Susan Makula started her career journey as a waitress at Kampala Casino. She subsequently moved to Sway Club and then Pyramid, a Kampala Casino branch.
She then started working at Alpha FM after leaving Pyramid. She didn’t study media at the time, wasn’t a huge admirer of radio, and didn’t aspire to become a radio host. She would be invited and paid for advertisements.
Makula eventually agreed to become a radio host when the management invited her to join the radio station.
She was told to practice what she had learned after six months of instruction while unaware that she was doing it live on television.
She did quite well and started working as an Alpha FM radio host. Makula resigned in 2014.
By that time, Salt FM had already begun. Makula received a call from a Salt FM manager who had previously worked with her at Alpha FM inviting her to join the team there.
She thus joined Salt Media Company as a morning show radio program host.
Makula became one of the three women on “The Junction,” a romance show on Salt TV hosted by Pervin Senkubuge.
Susan also works at Salt FM radio station as the music scheduler.
In addition, she is the happy owner of the eatery that serves food to Bugingo’s enormous congregations at his House of Prayer Ministries, popularly known as Canaan Church, in Makerere Kikoni.
Work experience background summary
| Years | Institution | Position |
| Kampala Casino | Waitress | |
| Alpha FM | Radio host | |
| 2014 – Present | Salt Media Company | Show Co- host, Music scheduler |
Achievements and Awards
Susan Makula is a famous media personality well-known for her remarkable career journey spanning over 8 years.
In 2016, she was named the Best Female Religious Radio Personality.
Controversies
Susan Makula claimed that she was under a lot of stress when she was pregnant with her first child, which is why she drank so much beer.
Her son’s face, born with the bone that forms the glabella flat, was nearly distorted by this. However, some side effects have been treated and her son is now better.
In 2019, when Susan Makula and Pastor Bugingo’s relationship came to the limelight, it attracted a lot of negative comments from Ugandans especially the spiritual leaders since he was still married to Teddy Naluswa.
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