Beti Olive Namisango Kamya-Turomwe, known as Betty Kamya and Beti Kamya, is a businesswoman and politician in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
14 Facts About Beti Kamya-Turwomwe
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe is the Inspector General of Government in Uganda, since 16 July 2021.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe is the founder and president of the Uganda Federal Alliance, one of the registered political parties in the country.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe was a candidate in the 2011 Ugandan presidential elections, coming in fifth with 52,782 votes.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe previously served as the Member of Parliament representing Lubaga North Constituency on the Forum for Democratic Change ticket from 2006 until 2010.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe won Brian Tindyebwa and Dr Isaac Lwanga to become the official NRM flag bearer in the 2021 presidential and parliamentary elections.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe was born in Nakuru, Kenya on 30 November 1955 to George Wilson Kamya, a Ugandan, and Margaret Wairimu Kamya, a Kenyan.
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In 1961, when Beti Kamya-Turwomwe was six years old, the family relocated to Uganda.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe attended McKay Memorial School in Kampala and Saint Hellen's Primary School in Western Uganda for her elementary schooling.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe then attended Wanyange Girls' School for her O-Level education and Kings College Budo for her A-Level education.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe studied at Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in the country, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in marketing.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe then joined Nyanza Textiles Industries Limited, working there as a sales executive until 1992.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe then relocated to Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city with her husband.
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Beti Kamya-Turwomwe served as the elected member of parliament for Lubaga North Constituency on the FDC ticket.