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These are the 4 young Ugandans featured on Forbes 'Under 30' list

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For the first time ever, Forbes Africa had over 90 individuals in the continent across three sectors; business, technology and creative.

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Four young Ugandans made to the list in different categories of their expertise together with other hungry, successful entrepreneurs and smart individuals who are below 30 years.

Natalie Bitature, 28

Her surname is synonymous to that of one of Uganda's celebrated entrepreneur Patrick Bitature, her father. Natalie is the smart brain behind Musana Carts, a street vending carts company providing clean energy to legal businesses on the go.

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The carts come with eco-friendly stove, light bulbs and phone chargers powered by a solar panel

Kevin Lubega, 28

Lubega is the founder of Ezee Money and Easy Ticket -- two thriving online businesses in Uganda.

Ezee Money allows users to with or without a mobile phone, with or without any formal bank accounts wishing to receive and make multiple payments in an easy to use, reliable, secure and affordable manner, according to their website.

EasyTicket is an online ticketing solutions provider and also events promoter.

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Lubega was also admitted to the MBA programs at Stanford Wharton and Cambridge.

Stacey Gillian Abe, 27

Gillian is a Multidisciplinary Contemporary Artist. She has exhibited at Women without Borders, Institut Francais Kinshasha (2014),Kampala Contemporary, Circle Art Agency Kenya (2016), Eroticism and Intimacy Faces, Places and Paths, the Underground Art Space (2016) among others.

Her work highlights "the strengths and fragility of the female mind" and "attempts to critique stereotypical depictions of her as a black woman", according to her autobiograpy.

Kemiyondo Coutinho, 28

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Kemi, as she is popularly known, is a playwright, actress, filmmaker and entreprenuer. She founded A Ka Dope, a social gathering that connects people through music and poerty.

Her recent body of work, Kyenvu, is a short film she wrote, produced and directed; the film is her debut project to win he Pan African Film Festival (PAFF)’s Best Narrative Short Film.

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