Prime Minister of Uganda since 2021
Robinah Nabbanja
(born 17 December 1969) is a
Ugandan
educator and politician who serves as the
Prime Minister
of
Uganda
, having been nominated to the office on 8 June 2021. She was formally confirmed by the
Parliament
on 21 June 2021.
[1]
She replaced
Ruhakana Rugunda
, who was named to the post of
Envoy For Special Duties In The Office Of The President of Uganda
. She is the first female prime minister of Uganda.
[2]
Previously, she served as
State Minister of Health for General Duties
in the
Ugandan cabinet
, between 14 December 2019
[3]
until 3 May 2021.
[4]
She concurrently serves as the elected
Member of Parliament
for
Kakumiro District
Women Constituency in the 11th Parliament (2021?2026), a role she also carried in the 10th Parliament (2016?2021).
[5]
Background and education
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She was born in present-day
Kakumiro District
, on 17 December 1969. She attended
Nkooko Primary School
. She then studied at
St. Edward's Secondary School Bukuumi
, for both her O-Level and A-Level studies, obtaining both the
Uganda Certificate of Education
and the
Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
from there.
[5]
Between 1990 and 2000, Nabbanja obtained certificates and diplomas in
leadership
, management and
development studies
, from various institutions, including
Uganda Martyrs University
,
Uganda Management Institute
, the
Islamic University in Uganda
and the
National Leadership Institute Kyankwanzi
. Her
Bachelor of Democracy and Development Studies
and her Master of Arts in
Development Studies
were both awarded by Uganda Martyrs University.
[5]
In October 2023, she graduated with a
Master of Arts
degree in
Monitoring and Evaluation
from
Nkumba University
.
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Career
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From 1993 until 1996, Nabbanja was a
school teacher
at
Uganda Martyrs Secondary School Kakumiro
. She then served as District Councillor, representing
Nkooko Sub-County
, in what was
Kibaale District
at the time, from 1998 until 2001. She concurrently served as the Secretary for Health, Gender and Community Services for the district during that period.
[5]
She then spent the next ten years (2001?2010) serving as a Resident District Commissioner in the districts of
Pallisa
,
Busia
and
Budaka
. In 2011, she joined Uganda's electoral politics by successfully contesting for Kibaale District Women Representative in the 9th Parliament (2011?2016). When Kakumiro District as created in 2016, she contested for the Women Constituency in the new district and won again. She is the incumbent MP.
[5]
In the cabinet reshuffle on 14 December 2019, Nabbanja was appointed State Minister of Health (General Duties), replacing
Sarah Achieng Opendi
who was named State Minister for Mineral Wealth.
[3]
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Following parliamentary approval, she was sworn into office on 13 January 2020.
[8]
In the new cabinet named on 8 June 2021, Nabbanja was named Prime Minister of the 82-member fishermen cabinet (2021 to 2026).
[9]
[5]
Controversy
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In December 2021, during the by-election of LC5 in Kayunga, Robinah Nabbanja went to campaign for 5 days and was accused of giving out UGX:4,000 bribes to vote the NRM candidate Andrew Muwonge.
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See also
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References
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