Monica Azuba Ntege (née Monica Azuba) is a

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and

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. She was the Minister of Works and Transport in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016 replacing

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, who became Minister for Karamoja. She was replaced by

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in the cabinet on 14 December 2019.

Background and education

Monica Azuba was born in the

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, in the

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, about 1954. She attended

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for her O-Level and A-Level studies, graduating in 1973. She entered

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in 1974, graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

Career

She was employed by

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after graduating from Makerere in 1978. When it was purchased by

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in 2002, she stayed with he institution, rising to the position of ''Facilities Manager'' at

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. She has served as a member of the board of

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since June 2014. On 6 June 2016, she was appointed Minister of Works and Transport.

Work as Minister of Works and Transport

One of the first tasks that she was handed, soon after taking the oath as the works and transport minister, was to evaluate how the

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is going to revive the defunct

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. The national airline was liquidated in 2001, because it was deemed "unprofitable". However, in 2013, a decision was made to revive the airline, in order to increase the number of tourists visiting Uganda and to cater for increased human and cargo traffic to the country as Uganda's nascent

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grows. The major stakeholders under the chairmanship of the minister, including representatives from the Ministry of Works and Transport, the

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, the

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, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and others met and made recommendations. These were forwarded to

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for final approval before implementation.

Personal life

Ntege is married. She is a champion golfer and has won several tournaments nationally and regionally. In the past, she has served as a regional trustee of the ''All Africa Challenge Trophy'' in ladies golf.

References

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Background and education

Career

Work as Minister of Works and Transport

Personal life

See also

References