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Benna Namugwanya Bugembe (née Benna Namugwanya) is a
Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...
n politician. She is the State Minister for Kampala Capital City Authority in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. She concurrently serves as the Mubende District Woman Representative in the 10th
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(2016–2021).


Background and education

She was born on 21 September 1967, in modern-day
Mubende District Mubende is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Mubende is the site of the district headquarters. The district was reduced in size in July 2005 with the creation of the Mityana District and reduced again in 2019 with the creati ...
. She attende
Saint Edwards College
in Bukuumi, in modern-day
Kakumiro District Kakumiro District is a district in the Western Region of Uganda. Location The districts surrounding Kakumiro District include Hoima District to the north, Kyegegwa District to the north-east, Kiboga District to the east, Mubende District to t ...
, for her O-Level studies. She transferred t
Saint Kizito High School Bethany
in Ngugulo, in modern-day
Mityana District The Mityana District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The district was created in 2005, by taking the Mityana and Busujju counties from Mubende District. Mityana is the site of the district headquarters. Location The Mityana Distri ...
, for her A-Level education. In 1989, she was admitted to
Makerere University Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...
, in
Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
, the largest city and capital of Uganda. She graduated in 1992 with a
Bachelor of Education A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) is an undergraduate professional degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. In some countries such as Tanzania and Kenya, additional tasks like field work and research are required in order for ...
. Later in 2006, the same University awarded her a
Master of Education The Master of Education (MEd or M.Ed. or Ed.M.; Latin ''Magister Educationis'' or ''Educationis Magister'') is a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum a ...
. Benna Namugwaya also holds a Diploma in Human Resource Management, obtained from the
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in 2007 and a Certificate in Administrative Law, awarded by the
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in 2009.


Career

Her first job was as a teacher at Alliance High School, serving in that capacity until 1995. Shen transferred to Saint Augustine College, in
Wakiso Wakiso is a city in the Central Region of Uganda. It is the headquarters of Wakiso District. Location Wakiso is located on the Kampala–Hoima Highway, approximately north-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates ...
, teaching there from 1996 until 1998. In 1998, Benna Namugwanya was hired by Mubende District Local Government, as an Inspector of Schools, serving in that capacity for six years. In 2004, she was promoted to the position of Assistant District Education Officer, in Mubende District, serving in that capacity for one year. In 2005, she was again promoted to Acting District Education Officer, serving for two years in that position. She became the District Education Officer in 2007, serving in that capacity until 2010. In 2011 she entered Ugandan elective politics, by contesting the Mubende District Women's Constituency, under the ruling
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political party ticket. She won and was re-elected in 2016. In the cabinet list, released on 6 June 2016, Namugwanya was named the Minister of State for Kampala Capital City authority Affairs, deputizing Beti Olive Namisango Kamya-Turomwe, the full cabinet minister.


See also

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Cabinet of Uganda There are 32 Cabinet ministers and 50 Ministers of State in the Cabinet of Uganda (2021 to 2026). According to Section 111 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda, as amended in 2005, "There shall be a Cabinet which shall consist of the President, t ...
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Parliament of Uganda The parliament of Uganda is the country's legislative body. Unicameral, the most significant of the Ugandan parliament's functions is to pass laws that will provide good governance in the country. The government ministers are bound to answer t ...
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Kampala Capital City Authority Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is the legal entity, established by the Ugandan Parliament, that is responsible for the operations of the capital city of Kampala in Uganda. It replaced the Kampala City Council (KCC). Location The headqu ...


References


External links


Website of Parliament of Uganda
{{DEFAULTSORT:Namugwanya, Benna Living people Ganda people Mubende District Ugandan educators Ugandan women educators People from Mubende District Members of the Parliament of Uganda Government ministers of Uganda Politicians from Central Region, Uganda Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Ugandan women politicians 21st-century Ugandan politicians Women government ministers of Uganda 1967 births Women members of the Parliament of Uganda