Julian Adyeri Omalla

Julian Adyeri Omalla alias "Mama Cheers" (born 1965) is a Ugandan businesswoman and an entrepreneur. She is the founder and managing director of Delight Uganda Limited.

Early life and career Julian Omalla was born in 1965, and raised in Uganda. She started her career life as businesswoman and entrepreneur in 1996, despite her limited knowledge about running a business. Headquartered in a suburb of Kampala, she started a logistics and taxi service business with an initial $100 investment. She had an early setback when a business partner stole money from her. She was finally able to access credit from the DFCU Bank and the World Bank's private sector arm of the IFC. In 2016 Omalla decided her company would no longer do business in South Sudan because of the property loss she incurred due to looting in the area. In 2021 the Ugandan Government awarded her company, Delight Uganda Limited, a $4 million grant to construct a fresh juice factory in Northern Uganda and a $6 million allocation to procure equipment, with 50% of the funds to be repaid in 10 years (2021) Special prize during the seventh edition of UNCTAD's Empretec Women in Business Awards (2020)