Florence Nampijja says Ruth Kalibbala is her favourite actress

"In the acting world, I always liked Ruth Kalibbala,” Nampijja, who like Kalibbala is both a TV host and an actress, said in an interview.

“I liked how she acted. Up to now. She is a good actor. I would say, I can also give her a run for her money.”

Florence Nampijja, who works with BBS Terefayina and has acted in a number of well-received movies and television shows – shared that while talking about how girls who look up to her can also chart their career paths.

She said having a mentor or looking up to someone and studying how they do things can help a great deal.

Who is Florence Nampijja?

The softspoken media personality, who hails from Minyinya, Masaka – grew up in Mengo (Kabaka Anjagala), and was born to Elizabeth Mutale and Vincent Ganyana, who has since passed.

She is from a family of nine and she is the last born.

Florence Nampijja went to Rubaga Girls’ Primary School and St. Athanasius Primary School in Mengo, where she completed P.7 and joined Blessed Sacrament S.S. Kimaanya for six years and joined Makerere University to study journalism and mass communication. 

She also has a certificate in Music, Dance and Drama from Crane Media Institute. 

Nampijja developed passion for media when she was in A-Level, but acted in her first movie when she was in S.2

In her first year at university, she joined Streamlined Entertainment after paying them Shs30k to join. This was around 2013 and they would act from Royal Theatre owned by the late Kato Lubwama.

Then Ahmed Lubowa poached her to act under Aromatic Entertainment. Her breakthrough movie as an actress was Nawolovu which aired on Bukedde TV.

Nampijja completed university in 2015 and graduated in 2016.

She immediately landed a job at BBS Terefayina in 2016 after graduating. That's the same year the Buganda Kingdom-owned television station started.