Ťhomas B. Ťayebwa

Thomas Bangirana Tayebwa (born 10 November 1980) is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He was appointed as the Government Chief Wip by Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.[1] Since 2016, he serves as the Member of Parliament for Ruhinda North County in Mitooma District and a member of NRM, the ruling national political party in Uganda. He served as a member of National Economy Committee and Natural Resources Committee.[2]

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Ťhomas B. Ťayebwa
Thomas Tayebwa
Personal details
Born
Thomas Bangirana Tayebwa

(1980-11-10) 10 November 1980
Mitooma, Uganda
Spouse(s)
Anita Rukundo
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(m. 2009)​
Children1
EducationMakerere University (B.A., LL.B.)
OccupationLawyer, politician
Known forPolitics

Background and education

Tayebwa was born to Bangirana Daudi and Betty Komuhangi of Bitereko Village in Mitooma District.[3] 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 Makerere University, and in 2012 he received a Bachelor of Law degree from Makerere as well.

Other roles

Tayebwa serves as the director of Cholmat Investments.[4]

Politics

In October 2015, Tayebwa joined elective politics on the NRM ticket, winning both the party's primaries with 15092 votes[5] and 2016 Ugandan general election thereby becoming a member of The Tenth Parliament for The Pearl of Africa representing Ruhinda North County in Mitooma District.[6][7] He served as a member of National Economy Committee and Natural Resources Committee in the 10th parliament(2016-2021).[8][9][10]

Personal life

On 14 February 2009 Tayebwa married Anita Rukundo at St Augustine Chapel in Makerere (Kampala, UG). They have one child.[11]

References
  1. "Uganda's president appoints 82 ministers".
  2. "Thomas Tayebwa". theyworkforyou.github.io.
  3. Kasyate, Simon. "MP Thomas Tayebwa says networking has propelled him this far". The Observer - Uganda.
  4. Reporter, Our. "EXCLUSIVE: Top 10 Richest MPs in the 10th Parliament Named – theinsider.ug".
  5. "NRM primaries: List of results". 28 October 2015.
  6. http://ugblizz.com/winners-and-losers-of-uganda-member-of-parliament-mps-elections/
  7. "MPs assure Mitooma residents on water, electricity". 24 October 2019.
  8. "Hon. Thomas Tayebwa | Makerere University- Governance". governance.mak.ac.ug.
  9. "Makerere to extend semester over strike". Daily Monitor.
  10. "MP Tayebwa Transfers Shs 20M to Home District". ChimpReports. 30 April 2020.
  11. "What you missed on MP Thomas Tayebwa's anniversary". 10 March 2019.
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