Beti Olive Namisango Kamya-Turomwe, also known as Betty Kamya () and Beti Kamya, is a businesswoman and politician in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. She is the Inspector General of Government in Uganda, since 16 July 2021.[1]
Beti Kamya-Turwomwe | |
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| Born | 30 November 1955 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | McKay Memorial School, Kampala Saint Hellen's Primary School Wanyange Girls' School Kings College Budo |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Commerce) |
| Occupation(s) | Businesswoman and politician |
| Years active | 1988 - present |
| Known for | Politics |
| Title | Uganda's Inspector General of Government (IGG) |
| Political party | National Resistance Movement |
| Spouse | Spencer Turwomwe (died 2003) |
| Children | 6 |
Previously, from December 2019 until May 2021, she was the Cabinet Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, in the Cabinet of Uganda.[2][3][4][5]
Before that, from 6 June 2016 until 14 December 2019, she served as the Minister for Kampala Capital City Authority in Uganda's cabinet.[6][5]
She is the founder and president of the Uganda Federal Alliance (UFA), one of the registered political parties in the country.[7][8] She was a candidate in the 2011 Ugandan presidential elections, coming in fifth with 52,782 votes. She previously served as the Member of Parliament representing Lubaga North Constituency on the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket from 2006 until 2010.[9][10]
Kamya joined the National Resistance Movement party[11] and in 2020 she participated in the flag bearer elections for Lubaga North constituency as a candidate.[12] She won Brian Tindyebwa and Dr. Isaac Lwanga to become the official NRM flag bearer in the 2021 presidential and parliamentary elections.[13][14][15][16][17]
In the 2021 general elections, Kamya lost the Lubaga North parliamentary election to Ababaker Kawalya of the National Unity Platform (NUP) a party under the chairmanship of Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu.[18][19][20]
Background and education
editShe was born in Nakuru, Kenya on 30 November 1955 to George Wilson Kamya,[21] a Ugandan, and Margaret Wairimu Kamya, a Kenyan. Beti was the fourth born of nine children. In 1961, when Beti was six years old, the family relocated to Uganda.[22]
She attended McKay Memorial School in Kampala and Saint Hellen's Primary School in Western Uganda for her elementary schooling. She then attended Wanyange Girls' School for her O-Level education and Kings College Budo for her A-Level education. She studied at Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in the country, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in marketing.[22]
Work experience
editIn the mid 1980s, she joined Uganda Leather and Tanning Industries Limited in Jinja in the sales department, working there until 1988. She then joined Nyanza Textiles Industries Limited, working there as a sales executive until 1992. She then relocated to Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city with her husband.
From 1996 until 1999, she worked as the marketing manager at Uganda Breweries Limited in Port Bell, a Kampala suburb. From 1999 until 2004, she was the executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) in Entebbe, about 36 kilometres (22 mi), by road, south of Kampala on the northern shores of Lake Victoria.[23]
Between 2001 and 2004, while still at UWEC, she became an official in the political pressure group Reform, Agenda, the precursor of the FDC political party. From 2005 until 2010, she served as the special envoy of the FDC president Kizza Besigye. She also served as the elected member of parliament for Lubaga North Constituency on the FDC ticket. In January 2010, she quit the FDC and formed the UFA, becoming its first president.[22]
Appointment to cabinet
editOn 6 June 2016, she was named as the new Minister for Kampala Capital City Authority in the new Cabinet announced that day.[24] In a cabinet reshuffle on 14 December 2019, she was named the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, switching dockets with Betty Amongi, who took over at Kampala Capital City Authority.[2]
Personal life
editKamya was married to Spencer Turwomwe, a soldier in the Ugandan military. He died in 2003. Together, they had six children.[22]
References
edit- ^ Job Bwire (16 July 2021). "Ramathan Ggoobi is the new Ministry of Finance PS, Kamya appointed IGG". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ a b Monitor Reporter (14 December 2019). "Museveni Shuffles Cabinet, Drops Muloni, Appoints Magyezi". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ Uganda Cabinet Secretariat. "Cabinet Secretariat: The Republic of Uganda". Uganda Cabinet Secretariat. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Hon Minister Betty Namisango Kamya". Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b Betty Amongi hands over office to Beti Kamya, retrieved 3 April 2021
- ^ Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Entebbe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Wakabi, Michael (5 October 2013). "Can Beti Kamya Change Uganda This Time Around?". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ Benon Herbert Oluka (9 November 2015). "Uganda: Beti Kamya Didn't Expect to Win, but She Made Her Point". The Observer (Uganda) via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ Lumu, David (13 August 2014). "I Can Be VP In Museveni's Cabinet – Beti Kamya". New Vision (Kampala).
- ^ Ssekika, Edward (22 September 2013). "I Will Be Back As MP – Beti Kamya". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Kamya explains why she joined NRM party". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Minister Kamya, Tindyebwa lock horns in Rubaga North". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Independent, The (4 September 2020). "Minister Beti Kamya wins Lubaga North NRM elections". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ URN. "Beti Kamya, Margaret Zziwa win in NRM primaries". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "How NRM converts performed in party primaries". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Betty Kamya Defeats Tindyebwa, Others in Rubaga North NRM Primaries". ChimpReports. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Writer, TRACY TEDDY NAYIGA | PML Daily Staff (4 September 2020). "Minister Beti Kamya wins NRM flag for Rubaga North with 90%". PML Daily. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Shabomwe, Ronard (20 January 2021). "Minister Kamya defeated at her home polling station". Eagle Online. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Kibuule, Rukutana, Lokodo join other Ministers booted out of parliament". NTV Uganda. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ mikessegawa (23 March 2021). "Do these 7 Ugandan politicians have any party allegiances?". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Mugagga, Robert (24 July 2017). "Mulumba: One of the men of 'swag' who ruled the 1970s". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Administrator (1 August 2015). "Profile of Beti Olive Namisango Kamya". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ GFC (6 June 2016). "Distance between Uganda Wildlife Education Centre, Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda and Uganda Post Office, Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Uganda's New Cabinet As At 6 June 2016". Scribd.com. Retrieved 6 June 2016.