Background
Arnold grew up in Uganda where he attended the prestigious Saint Mary"s College Kisubi for his ordinary level before joining Saint Lawrence Paris Palais for his High School.
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Career
He is also a writer with Kigali Today a local newspaper and a former Sports editor at the Rwanda Focus newspaper. Arnold began hosting Sports on Rise and Shine Rwanda on 15 October 2014, making it the first breakfast show on television in Rwanda. At high school Arnold was an active sportsman, captaining the Street.Lawrence high school team known as the Mad rhinos to their first ever title in a season where he was voted most promising player.
He was also part of the Uganda fifteens u-19 rugby team
Following his mother"s death in 2012, Arnold moved back to Rwanda where he worked as a co-host for one of the most popular radio shows TEN SPORTS Ontario RADIO TEN making him the first English speaking sports show host in the country. Kwizera Arnold was born in Westville, South Africa in 1993 before moving to Uganda when he was two to join his mother.
His Father was a DJ explaining his early childhood and love for music As a young boy Arnold used to DJ at friendS" birthday parties often charging them.
He developed his love for sports at a young age due to influence from his father and schoolmates.
He later moved to rival school Saint Lawrence High school leading them to their first rugby title in front of a packed SMACK crowd. After his high school Arnold continued his love for rugby joining a local rugby club known as Pirates where he played in the national league before a career ending knee injury cut his career short. He moved back to Durban to pursue his degree in Economics at the University of Kwazulu Natal but pending the death of his mother in 2012 was forced to move back to Rwanda his motherland.
Arnold got his radio breakthrough on a popular sports radio show Ten Sports on Radio Ten as the only English speaking co-host.
The move made him the first English speaking sports show host in the country. A few months later he made his move to rival station Flash FM hosting his own weekly two hour sports show.
In October 2015, he joined Royal Fm, a Kigali based Radio station, where he presents Royal Sports show every Saturday morning. On 1 October it was announced that the national broadcaster RTV that was in the process of change of ownership was introducing a daily news breakfast show of which Arnold Kwizera was set to be the sports news anchor.
The show made its debut on 15 October, 2014.
Arnold also appears as a guest on a number of shows both on radio and television in Rwanda.
Achievements
Membership
After joining Saint Mary"s college Kisubi for his high school Arnold developed great love for Rugby, quickly excelling at the Sport as he became the youngest member of its prestigious rugby team known as the SMACK EAGLES playing as a scrumhalf.
