Thomas Tayebwa (born 10 November 1980) is a member of the

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since 2016, and has served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament since 2022. He was appointed as the Government Chief Whip by

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. Since 2016, he serves as the Member of Parliament for Ruhinda North County in

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and a member of NRM. He became known for beating a UMEME employee on a leaked video, for which he apologized on 29 August 2020. He served as a member of National Economy Committee and Natural Resources Committee. On 25 March 2022, he was elected by fellow MPs as the Deputy Speaker of Uganda's 11th Parliament, taking over from Among who moved up to be the Speaker of the Parliament, all events following the death of Speaker Jacob Oulanyah.

Background and education

Tayebwa was born to Bangirana Daudi and Abbie Komuhangi of Bitereko Village in

. He attended Kigarama Primary School, Kigarama Senior Secondary School and Ruyonza School for UACE in 2000. In 2005, he received a BA in Social Sciences at

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, and in 2012 he received a Bachelor of Law degree from Makerere as well.

Roles

Tayebwa serves as the director of Cholmat Investments.

Politics

In October 2015, Tayebwa joined elective politics on the NRM ticket, winning both the party's

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with 15092 votes and

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. He served as a member of National Economy Committee and Natural Resources Committee in the 10th parliament(2016-2021). On March 25, 2022, Tayebwa was voted as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda succeeding

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in the 11th parliament.

Personal life

On 14 February 2009, Tayebwa married Anita Rukundo at St. Augustine Chapel in

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. They have one child.

Torture allegations

On 21 August 2020, Tayebwa's home in Busaabala was visited by a

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employee, identified as Bukenya Bonny, to disconnect the power supply. According to Umeme management, Tayebwa had failed to pay multiple electricity bills and had illegally reconnected the building to the grid. Tayebwa was reported to police by Umeme for allegedly torturing Bonny on video. Tayebwa is heard saying: “How many canes are remaining? Add him two as my bonus” On 29 August 2020 Tayebwa and Bukenya reached a settlement in which Tayebwa apologized and Bukenya dropped charges.

References

External links

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Website of the Parliament of Ugandavisiblepolls.orgwww.elections.co.ug
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