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Kavuma is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Ali Kavuma (born 1967), Ugandan weightlifter * Catherine Samali Kavuma (born 1960), Ugandan novelist * Grace Kavuma, Ugandan businessman * Habib Kavuma (born 1991), Ugandan footballer * Joyce Kavuma, is a Ugandan lawyer *Nvumetta Ruth Kavuma, Ugandan politician *Paulo Kavuma (1901–1989), Ugandan politician *Richard M Kavuma, Ugandan journalist *Sam Kavuma, Ugandan military officer *Steven Kavuma Steven Kavuma is a Ugandan judge and the immediate former deputy chief justice of Uganda. He was appointed to that post on 5 March 2015. From April 2013 until March 2015, he served as the acting Chief Justice of Uganda, pending the appointment o ...
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Sam Kavuma
Lieutenant General Samuel Kavuma, commonly known as Sam Kavuma, is a Ugandan senior military officer. Since March 2024, he has been serving as the Commander of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Before that, from 24 June 2021 until 24 March 2024, he was the deputy coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation, a presidential appointment by Yoweri Museveni Immediately before that position, he served as the deputy commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force Air Force. Before that, Kavuma served as the Commander of the Uganda People's Defence Force Contingent in Somalia, as part of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). He was appointed to that position in October 2014. He replaced Brigadier General Dick Olum, who served in that position from September 2013 until October 2014. Background and education Sam Kavuma was born in Central Uganda, circa 1960. He received military training from the National Defence College, Kenya, between July 2012 until June 2 ...
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Nvumetta Ruth Kavuma
Nvumetta Ruth Kavuma better known as Ruth Kavuma is a Ugandan politician, rotarian and educator. She was the first African headmistress of Gayaza High School for 11 years between 1990 and 2002. After leaving Gayaza High School, she joined politics and became the Member of Parliament in the eighth Parliament of Uganda representing Kalangala District under the National Resistance Movement political party. She is a founding member of Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and the first Chairperson of Board of the Uganda Chapter, an organization that advocates for girl child education. Personal life She was born in Ssese islands to James Lutaaya and bred in Gayaza High School. She has four children. Education In 1963, she joined Gayaza Junior School and later joined Gayaza High School in 1970. She was a prefect and played Volleyball. She studied at Makerere University for a science degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, and later dropped Chemistry for Psychology. ...
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Catherine Samali Kavuma
Catherine Samali Kavuma (born 1960) is a novelist and a prominent Ugandan personality."Interview of Catherine Samali Kavuma by Asmaou Diallo", ''Amina'', March 2003. In the mid-1980s Ms. Kavuma moved to Washington, D.C. to work with the Ambassador of Uganda to the United States, Elizabeth Bagaya. She later became employed with the Embassy of Canada. Two years on she was offered employment with the World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development ... as a Program Assistant in the office of the executive director for Africa in 1989. She retired from the World Bank in 2014. Publications *''Malita and other stories''. New Jersey: Sungai Books, 2002 (183 pp.). HB / 1-889218-29-4 PB. References External links *Interview with Catherine Samali Kavuma by Asmaou Diallo, publis ...
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Habib Kavuma
Habib Kavuma (born 4 September 1991) is an Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Southern Samity, as a defender. Career Born in Makindye, Kavuma has played club football in Uganda and Rwanda for Bunamwaya, APR, Kampala Capital City Authority and SC Villa. In July 2022, it was officially announced that Kavuma signed with CFL Premier Division side Southern Samity in India. He made his international debut for Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ... in 2009. References 1991 births Living people Ugandan men's footballers 21st-century Ugandan sportsmen Uganda men's international footballers Vipers SC players APR F.C. players Kampala Capital City Authority FC players SC Villa players Men's association football defenders Ugandan expatriate men's ...
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Joyce Kavuma
Joyce Kavuma, is a Ugandan lawyer and judge on the High Court of Uganda. She was appointed to that court by president Yoweri Museveni, on 8 February 2018. Background and education Joyce Kavuma was born on 18 October 1974. After attending local schools for her elementary education, she was admitted to Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga, where she pursued both her O-Level and A-Level education. She graduated from the Faculty of Law of Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university, with a Bachelor of Laws, in 1997. The following year, she was awarded a Diploma in Legal Practice by the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. She holds a Master of Laws degree, specializing in International Business, awarded by Uganda Christian University, in Mukono. She also holds a Master's degree in Management, obtained from the Uganda Management Institute, in Kampala. Career Kavuma started her career in 1999, as a legal officer at the Legal Aid Clinic at ...
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Paulo Kavuma
Paulo Neil Kavuma OBE (1901–1989) was a Ugandan politician and administrator. Between 1950 and 1955 he served as '' katikkiro'' (chief minister) to the then Kabaka of Buganda, Mutesa II Sir Edward Frederick William David Walugembe Mutebi Luwangula Mutesa II (19 November 1924 – 21 November 1969) was a Ugandan royal and statesman who served as the first president of Uganda from 1962 to 1966, when he was overthrown by Milton O ..., playing an important role in the resolution of the Kabaka crisis. He recorded his account of the events of the crisis in a book, ''Crisis in Buganda, 1953–55'' (1979). References 1901 births 1989 deaths Katikkiros of Buganda Officers_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire {{Uganda-politician-stub ...
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Ali Kavuma
Ali Kavuma (born 30 May 1967) is a Ugandan weightlifter. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1967 births Living people Ugandan male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Uganda Weightlifters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Uganda-weightlifting-bio-stub ...
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Grace Kavuma
Grace Jethro Kavuma is a businessman, accountant, and administrator in Uganda. He is the chairman of the Capital Markets Authority of Uganda. Background and education Kavuma was born in the Central Region of Uganda. He graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. He is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda and of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. Career He previously served as the chief executive officer of Tullow Uganda Limited. He has also worked at Barclays Bank of Uganda and at DFCU Bank. See also *Uganda Securities Exchange The Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) is the principal stock exchange of Uganda. It was founded in June 1997. The USE is operated under the jurisdiction of Uganda's Capital Markets Authority, which in turn reports to the Bank of Uganda, Uganda's ... References External links Website of Capital Markets Authority of Uganda {{DEFAULTSORT:Kavuma, Grace Living people Da ...
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Richard M Kavuma
Richard M. Kavuma is a Ugandan journalist and editor with ''The Observer'' newspaper. He also writes for the London newspapers ''Guardian'' and ''The Observer'' about the Katine project in Uganda. Kavuma has won international awards including the 2006 United Nations Foundation award for Development and Humanitarian coverage and the 2007 CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year Award. In 2008 his award-winning articles, about Millennium Development Goals, were published into a book by the United Nations Millennium Campaign. The book, Good Policies, Poor Policing, was launched in Accra, Ghana Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population ..., in July 2008. Richard M. Kavuma is the editor of The Observer newspaper a tri - weekly that publishes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. b ...
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