A graduate of Development Economics, Mr. Namanya is the founder and CEO of Tubayo, an online travel marketplace for Africa.

Mr. Namanya has grown and scaled Tubayo over the years from inception to product-market fit within the Ugandan context. In so doing, Mr. Namanya and Tubayo have for the most part dragged Uganda’s travel sourcing norms into the information age.

Through his leadership and vision, Tubayo adopted a digital first strategy to engage and entice a younger and more local demographic to experiences within their reach and budget. This contrasted with the typical travel experience packaging catered to a mostly foreign and older tourist demographic for whom the Ugandan tourism sector morphed around.