Betty Nambooze

Betty Nambooze Bakireke, commonly known as Betty Nambooze, is a Ugandan journalist and politician. She serves as the Member of Parliament, representing Mukono Municipality, in Mukono District[1]

Betty Nambooze
Born (1969-07-13) 13 July 1969
Mukono, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
EducationBishop's Senior Secondary School
Alma materUganda Martyrs University
(Diploma in Development Studies)
Law Development Center
(Diploma in Law)
Occupation(s)Journalist and politician
Years active1993 – present
Known forPolitics
TitleMember of Parliament
Political partyNational Unity Platform
Spouse
Henry Bakireke
​
(m. 2002)​
AwardsUganda Martyrs University
(Diploma in Development Studies )

Background and education

She was born in Mukono District, on 13 July 1969. She attended Bishop's Senior Secondary School Mukono, graduating in 1986.[2] She later attended the Law Development Centre, graduating with a Diploma in Law, in 1998. In 2010, she was awarded the Diploma in Development Studies by Uganda Martyrs University.[1]

Career

Nambooze was first elected to parliament in May 2010, when in a by-election, running on the Democratic Party ticket, she defeated the then incumbent MP, Peter Bakaluba Mukasa of the ruling National Resistance Movement.[3] According to her parliamentary profile, Nambooze worked as a news reporter (stringer), between 1993 and 2000. From 2000 until 2004, she worked as a law enforcement officer. From 2004 until 2005, she served as a personnel officer. She worked as a radio presenter between 2000 and 2009 at CBS FM. From 2005 until 2010, she served as the Spokesperson for the Democratic Party in Uganda.[1][4]

On 24 February 2016, she was briefly arrested along with MP-elect Moses Kasibante for revealing documents describing election fraud taking place during the country's recent election.

Nambooze has been arrested on numerous occasions on various politically-motivated, often trumped-up charges, but she has not as of yet been convicted in any court of law.[5][6][7][8] her life has also been threatened and even poisoned because of her political activities.[9][10]

On 13 August 2020, Nambooze was declared a member of "National Unity Platform" political party joining forces with his fellow member of parliament "Kyagulanyi Sentamu Robert" a.k.a. "Bobi Wine" the party president . Together with her other party members, Nambooze are set on "Mission 2021" a party mission to unseat the ruling party in the upcoming the 2021 elections [11][12]

In the 2021 parliamentary elections, Namboze won another term of office (2021-2026) to represent mukono municipality on the NUP ticket after defeating her closest competitors Mr George Fred Kagimu of Democratic Party (DP) and Abbas Ssozi of National resistance Movement (NRM).[13][14] On 19th October police probed attack on honorable Betty Nambooze's home where they recovered two brad new pangas in a sack in a small garden of tomatoes[15][16]

Parliamentary duties

Nambooze sits on the (a) Committee on Public Service and Local Government and the (b) Committee on Local Government Accounts.[1][17]


Personal

In November 2002, Betty Nambooze married Henry Bakireke, whom she had met in high school in the 1980s. Together, they are the parents of over 26 children, both natural and adopted.[2][18]

See also

References
  1. POU (6 January 2016). "Profile of Mrs. Bakireke Nambooze Betty, Member of Parliament for Mukono County North, Mukono District". Parliament of Uganda (POU). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. Kimbowa, Joseph (4 December 2012). "Nambooze, Bakireke love trek started in S.3". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. Edris Kiggundu, and Hussien Bogere (26 May 2010). "How Nambooze trounced NRM". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. Clarke, Jody. "How to keep winning elections - Ugandan style". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. Ifex Network (31 March 2017). "Police attack journalists covering arrest of Ugandan opposition MP". Ifex.org Quoting Human Rights Network for Journalists - Uganda. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  6. Thembo, Johnson (23 April 2017). "Good vs Bad DP: MP Nambooze Arrested, Injured And Tortured in Masaka". Kampala: The Insider (Uganda). Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  7. Sabano, Jessica (13 June 2018). "Abiriga murder: MP Nambooze arrested". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  8. paseditor (17 September 2018). "The Leader of the Opposition, Betty Aol Ocan visits Hon Betty Namboze at her home in Mukono, August 31st 2018". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  9. Kaaya, Sadab Kitatta. "Nambooze: I was poisoned". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  10. Malaba, Tom. "Police to Disperse Nambozes Rally". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  11. "Good Thursday! Bobi Wine's budding NUP captures 11 DP MPs and singer Chameleon". PML Daily. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  12. Writer, TRACY TEDDY NAYIGA | PML Daily Staff (14 October 2020). "MP Nambooze appeals to NUP losers to Support the Flag bearers". PML Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  13. "Who will succeed Betty Ocan as LoP?". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  14. "NRM teams up with DP to beat Nambooze in Mukono". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  15. "Police Probes Attack at MP Nambooze's Home - SoftPower News". 19 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  16. spyreports. "Just In: MP Betty Nambooze Attacked At Her Home". Spyreports. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  17. "So many questions, very few answers on the 43 new counties – Parliament Watch". parliamentwatch.ug. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  18. The political Life of Hon.Betty Nambooze member of parliament mukono municipality | People and Power, retrieved 3 April 2021
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.