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Lillian Nakate
Lillian Nakate Segujja (born 11 August 1978) commonly Lillian Nakate, is a Ugandan civil engineer and politician who serves as the Parliament of Uganda, Member of Parliament representing the Luweero District, Luweero District Women' Constituency in the 10th Parliament (2016 to 2021). Background and education She was born in Wobulenzi, Luweero District, in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda, on 11 August 1978. Her parents are the late Francis Segujja and Annet Segujja. She attended Wobulenzi Parents' School for her elementary schooling. She went to multiple schools or her secondary education, including Saint John's Secondary School in Nandere, Luweero District, Mulusa Academy Secondary School, in Wobulenzi, finishing out at Luteete Secondary School in Bamunanika, where she sat her O-Level examinations. She then went back to Mulusa Academy for her A-Level education. She enrolled in Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo, which later became a component of Kyambogo University, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wobulenzi
Wobulenzi is a municipality in ''Katikamu sub-county'', in Luweero District in the Central Region of Uganda. Geography Wobulenzi is approximately , by road, north of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on the highway to Karuma. The road is a busy, all-weather tarmac highway, referred to as the Kampala–Gulu Highway. The coordinates of the town are 0°43'12.0"N, 32°31'48.0"E (Latitude:0.7200; Longitude:32.5300). Wobulenzi sits at an average elevation of above mean sea level. Population The 1991 national census enumerated 5,391 people in Wobulenzi. In 2002, the population that year put the town's population at 18,846. In 2014, the national population census and household survey put the population at 27,048. In 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), estimated the mid-year population of the town at 31,000 inhabitants. UBOS calculated that the population of Wobulenzi Town Council increased at an average rate of 2.36 percent annually between 2014 and 2020. Points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (Uganda)
The Democratic Party (; DP) is a moderate conservative political party in Uganda led by Norbert Mao. The DP was led by Paul Ssemogerere (politician), Paul Ssemogerere for 25 years until his retirement in November 2005. John Ssebaana Kizito replaced Ssemogerere, and led the party until February 2010, when Norbert Mao was elected party president. In the Ugandan general election, 2011, general election of 18 February 2011, the party won 11 out of 238 elected seats. In the presidential election of the same date, Mao won 1.86 percent of the vote. As of June 2013, the party had fifteen seats in the parliament. Background The DP was formed out of the religious and economic demographics that began to model politics in Buganda before Uganda's independence. Buganda is Uganda's largest ethnic region and has influenced the country's politics since the country was drawn up by the British colonial power. Buganda, like most parts of Africa before independence, had been visited by three key r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The 10th Parliament Of Uganda
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Kyambogo University Alumni
Kyambogo is a neighborhood in Kampala, Uganda. It is within Nakawa Division, an administrative borough of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Location Kyambogo sits on Banda Hill, which rises to an altitude of , above sea level. The neighborhood is bordered by Kiwatule to the north, Banda to the east, Kinnawattaka to the southeast, Mbuya to the south, Nakawa to the southwest, Ntinda to the west and northwest. The location of the neighborhood is approximately , by road, east of Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of Kyambogo are:0°20'54.0"N 32°37'49.0"E (Latitude:0.348334; Longitude:32.630275). History Little is known about the history of Kyambogo prior to 1958. That year, Uganda Polytechnic Kyambogo (UPK) which had been established on Makerere Hill in 1928, was transferred to Kyambogo. Its role was to train Ugandan technicians and artisans. In 1948, the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo (ITEK) was established. Its first home was in Nyakasura, Kabarole Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugandan Civil Engineers
Demographic features of the population of Uganda include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others. Population According to the total population was in , compared to only 5,158,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2015 was 48.1 percent, 49.4 percent was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.5 percent was 65 years or older.Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 27.VIII.2014): Population Estimates by Sex and Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Ugandan Women Engineers
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Living People
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1978 Births
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Ruth Nankabirwa
Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu is a Ugandan politician, who serves as the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development in the Ugandan Cabinet, effective 8 June 2021. Although she told her supporters "If the cows vote, let them vote, I want to get 120%" she lost her seat as Women MP for Kiboga District in January 2021. Before that, from 1 March 2015 until 3 May 2021, she served as the Chief Government Whip, a Cabinet-level position in Uganda. replacing Justine Lumumba Kasule, who was given the post of Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement political party in Uganda on 23 December 2014. Prior to that, from 27 May 2011 until 1 March 2015, Nankabirwa served as the State Minister for Fisheries in the Cabinet of Uganda replacing Fred Mukisa, who was dropped from the cabinet. Prior to that, she served as State Minister for Microfinance, from 16 February 2009 until 27 May 2011. Background and education Ruth Nankabirwa was born on 28 November 1965. She hails from Kib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnie Kiiza
Winifred Kiiza (born 26 November 1972) is a Ugandan teacher and politician, who served as the Leader of Opposition in the Ugandan Parliament, from May 2016 until August 2018. She was replaced as Leader of Opposition by Betty Aol Ochan. She was also the Member of Parliament representing the Kasese District Women in the 10th Ugandan Parliament (2016 to 2021). Background and education Winifred Kiiza was born on 26 November 1972, in Nsenyi Village, Kisinga sub-county, Kasese District, in the Western Region of Uganda. Her mother, Modesty Muke, was a supporter of the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) political party, while her father, Kanyere Constance Muke, belonged to the Democratic Party (DP). Kiiza's father died when she was ten years old, leaving her care and that of her siblings in the hands of a single unemployed mother. She attended Nsenyi Primary School, Kajwenge Primary School and Kisinga Primary School for her elementary education. For her O-Level studies, she attended Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Azuba Ntege
Monica Azuba Ntege (née Monica Azuba) is a Ugandan engineer and politician. She was the Minister of Works and Transport in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016 replacing John Byabagambi, who became Minister for Karamoja. She was replaced by Katumba Wamala in the cabinet on 14 December 2019. Background and education Monica Azuba was born in the Busoga sub-region, in the Eastern Region of Uganda, about 1954. She attended Gayaza High School for her O-Level and A-Level studies, graduating in 1973. She entered Makerere University in 1974, graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Career She was employed by Uganda Commercial Bank after graduating from Makerere in 1978. When it was purchased by Standard Bank of South Africa in 2002, she stayed with he institution, rising to the position of ''Facilities Manager'' at Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited. She has served as a member of the board of Uganda National Roads Authority sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Monitor
The ''Daily Monitor'' is an independent daily newspaper in Uganda. Launched in 1992 as ''The Monitor'', it established itself as a leading voice critical of the government and is one of the two largest national newspapers, alongside the state-owned '' New Vision''. The paper is published by Monitor Publications Limited, which is majority-owned by the Nairobi-based Nation Media Group (NMG). History Founding (1992) ''The Monitor'' was founded on 24 July 1992 by a group of six journalists who had resigned from the government-owned newspaper, ''The Weekly Topic''. The founders included Wafula Oguttu, Charles Onyango-Obbo, James Serugo, David Ouma Balikowa, Richard Tebere, and Kevin O'Connor. Their objective was to create a newspaper that was independent of government control and could provide critical, in-depth coverage of politics and current affairs at a time when the media landscape was heavily dominated by state-run outlets. The newspaper quickly gained a reputation for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
