Giles Muhame

Giles Muhame is a Ugandan journalist, news editor who made international news in 2010 and 2011 for his efforts to out homosexuals. He is the co-founder of Chimpreports; a daily tabloid newspaper published in Kampala, Uganda.

Early life and education background Muhame was born in 1988, Ibanda District in Western Uganda. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass communication from Makerere University. In 2014, he founded Chimpreports, an online news portal based in Uganda. Muhame wrote a story about the 'handshake' story, which exposed government officials who had awarded themselves large sums of money after winning a court case against Tullow Oil. He has covered the conflicts in Somalia, Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. He is a member on the National Taskforce on 4th Industrial Revolution Technologies.

Other considerations Muhame has interests in media consultant, e-commerce entrepreneur, farming and real estate. He mentioned Julian Assange and Bob Woodward as his role models.