Malaika (actress)
Malaika Tenshi Nnyanzi, professionally known by her mononym as Malaika, is a Ugandan actress, media personality, model and fashionista. She is mostly known for her radio work on the D’Mighty Breakfast show on KFM and Malaika and Oulanya on Capital Fm as well as her acting work on Veronica's Wish, Bed of Thorns, The Honourables and Mela.
Career
Modeling and fashion
Malaika started her modeling career in Nairobi, Kenya. She also ran a model management company with a male partner and showcased their work at a number of events including the Swahili Fashion Week. She left Nairobi and moved to Uganda where she continued her modeling career alongside emceeing corporate and entertainment events. She is a brand ambassador for Sweet Lips wine.Radio and television
On her return to Uganda from Kenya, Malaika joined Vision Group's Urban Television as a cohost with Gaetano Kagwa on a morning breakfast show called Urban Today. She later left Urban Today and hosted Fashionista before she left Urban Television altogether in November 2016. She also joined South African entertainment channel Rockstar Group as the new face of a television show called SHOOOOSH!Malaika started her radio career at KFM in Kampala in April 2017. She co-hosted a morning breakfast show, D’Mighty Breakfast show with Brian Mulondo. In 2019, she left KFM and joined Capital Fm and started hosting Malaika and Oulanya with Oulanya Columbus replacing Gaetano and Lucky in their Overdrive slot.