Sarah Kagingo

Sarah KagingoUgandan business executive and strategic communications professional.[1][2][3] Currently she serves as the Vice Chairlady of the Board of Directors at Private Sector Foundation Uganda.[4][5] She is the managing director of Soft Power Communications.[6][7]

Sarah Kagingo
Born1978
Ntungamo District
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelors in Library & Information)
Occupation(s)Business executive and Communication strategist
Years active2000– present
Known forBusiness executive, Strategic Leadership, Communications, Guild President
TitlePrincipal Press Secretary at Parliament of Uganda
Children2

Early life and education background

Kagingo was born in 1978 in Kajara village, Ntungamo District, She went to Trinity College Nabingo for UCE and Mt St Mary's College Namagunga for UACE.[3][8] She received his Bachelor of Library and Information Science from Makerere University.[4]

Career

In 1997, Kagingo was voted as a Guild President for Makerere University 1997–1998 becoming the second female candidate to win the guild presidency since Makerere University was founded in 1922.[9] She has served in various organizations such as a research assistant and later as a public relations officer at Divinity Union Limited a non government organization, as the Head of Research at Akiba International.[4] In 2013, Kagingo was appointed as a Presidential Assistant for Communication (2011-2014.).[9] She was in charge of Communication and public affairs at Operation Wealth Creation (2015-2017).[3] She is the managing director of SoftPower Digital Communication Ltd[6] as well she is the chief editor of SoftPower News an online news website based in Kampala Uganda.[10] On 3 August 2021, Kagingo was appointed as the new Principal Press Secretary of the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda.[6][11]

Politics

In 2012 and 2017, she contested for EALA Member of Parliament seat on the NRM ticket unfortunately she lost.[1][8]

Other considerations

She is the former president of Uganda's Public Relations Body (2018–2020).[10] Kagingo serves as a board member at PSFU, an Exco member of the National Association of Broadcasters[6][3][9]

References
  1. "Sarah Kagingo to stand for EALA MP on NRM ticket". January 30, 2017.
  2. Writer, JAVIRA SSEBWAMI | PML Daily Staff (August 3, 2021). "BREAKING! Kagingo, Sabiti, Kitatta join Parliament's Press team".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Sarah Kagingo: how she became a person of interest". Daily Monitor. 5 January 2021.
  4. "Sarah Kagingo appointed Speaker Oulanyah's press secretary". August 4, 2021.
  5. Independent, The (August 3, 2021). "Sarah Kagingo, Sabiti join Parliament communications".
  6. "Sarah Kagingo named Principal Press Secretary to Speaker of Parliament – edge.ug". Archived from the original on 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  7. Reporter, Spy (2021-08-04). "Museveni's Former Communications Assistant Sarah Kagingo, NBS' Sabiti & Kitata Scoop Fat Jobs In Oulanyah Led 11th Parliament". The Spy. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  8. "Profiles of EALA contestants". The Observer - Uganda.
  9. "Seven things that make Sarah Kagingo stand out in the EALA race". January 30, 2017.
  10. "Sarah Kagingo Elected President of Uganda's Public Relations Body – SoftPower News".
  11. Kiggundu, Edris. "How Sarah Kagingo got her State House job back". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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