THE INSPIRING STORY OF
FRANK M. GASHUMBA, THE BUSINESS ENIGMA
On twitter and other social sites, Frank Malingumu Gashumba
profiles himself as a social activist, motivational speaker and entrepreneur,
whose purpose in life is driven by Mahatma Gandhi’s quote, “I believe in
self-empowerment and be the change you want to see in the world.”
His life is masked with controversies but avidly admired by
many not considering that they are at times left guessing on who the real
Gashumba is.
To his haters, as he often
brands them, Gashumba is a braggart who will seize any opportunity to seek
attention.
Who is Gashumba?
Born on December 3, 1974 in Villa Maria, Masaka District,
Gashumba is a single father of two daughters, and is a Ugandan of Rwandan
origin.
He attended St. Francis primary School in Masaka, before moving to
AgaKhan secondary school (Masaka).
In 1996, he graduated from Nkumba University
where he attained a Bachelors degree in Business Administration.
He spent much
of his early life in Masaka before moving to Kampala in the early 90s, where he
cut into Kampala’s Masaka clique, famous for its success stories.
Between 1996
and 1998, Gashumba worked for Latter Saint’s Day church, before lifting the lid
on his entrepreneurial journey in 1997.
Gashumba is a firm believer in hard
work and has on several occasions, and lashed out on some showy lifestyles of
some Ugandans, saying, “Rich people stay rich by living like they are broke and
Broke people stay broke by living like they are billionaires.”
He has attempted
to shape Uganda through his loose association- National Action for Awakening
Uganda but has won himself plenty of critics (read enemies), who say he is but
just a loud mouth.
His is a life purposed at becoming an accentuated
billionaire, whose dream; he says is to donate a percentage of his fortune to
the poor.
Frank Gashumba the
businessman/Entrepreneur
In 1997, Gashumba cut his teeth into the entrepreneurship
journey, opening Mali Mixed Farm in Masaka.
This, as he says, was the entry to
a long time dream that would later see him open a consortium of companies under
the Mali Group of companies which has morphed into couriers, transport and
mineral exploration companies.
Between
1998 and 2000, he founded Sarafina Skills services and Sarafina Safaris, which
offer tour and travel services as well as skills development.
He is also
engaged in mineral exploration under Buda holdings, founded in early 2000s.
Gashumba also has other investments under Great Lakes Investments, where he was
the Chief Executive Officer up to 2001 and Sarafina Water in DR Congo, which he
founded in 2010.
When asked how much he earns from his businesses Gashumba
said, “I earn enough to keep me out of elective politics.”
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