Nesta Rugumayo (died 1972) was a Ugandan

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and community developer. She was the mother of Prince Robert Masamba Kimera with

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, the 35th

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. She later married

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Early life

She was born Nesta Mukeri in the Kingdom of Tooro. She was a Mutooro.

Education and career

In 1962, the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) awarded her the first Lady Aberdeen Scholarship. She spent a year at the

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. In

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, she began a lifelong friendship with

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, who shared her commitment to development. Upon her return to Uganda, she worked for the Ministry of Community Development to increase awareness among women in rural communities about the nutritional needs of children. She was fully engaged in Uganda's development.”

Death

Rugumayo died in 1972.

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