Betty Nambooze
Ugandan politician
Betty Nambooze Bakireke, commonly known as Betty Nambooze (born 13 July 1969), is a Ugandan journalist and politician. She serves as the Member of Parliament representing Mukono Municipality, Mukono District
Early life and education
Betty Nambooze was born in Mukono District, on 13 July 1969. She attended Bishop's Senior Secondary School in Mukono, graduating in 1986. She attended the Law Development Centre, graduating with a Diploma in Law in 1998. In 2010, she was awarded a Diploma in Development Studies by Uganda Martyrs University.
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. 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.
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