25 Facts About Jennifer Musisi

Jennifer Semakula Musisi is a Ugandan lawyer and public administrator.

Jennifer Musisi is the first City Leader in Residence at Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative at the Ash Center of the Harvard Kennedy School, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

Jennifer Musisi was appointed to this position in January 2019.

Jennifer Musisi served as the first Executive Director of the Kampala Capital City Authority.

Jennifer Musisi was appointed to that position in April 2011 by the President of Uganda, following the creation of the new institution that replaced Kampala City Council.

Jennifer Musisi's contract was renewed in April 2017, to run from 15 April 2017 until 14 April 2020.

Jennifer Musisi did her O'levels at Tororo Girls School in Tororo District before transferring to King's College Buddo in Wakiso District for her A'levels.

Jennifer Musisi graduated from Budo on the top of her class in 1982.

Jennifer Musisi served as deputy head prefect during her time at the school.

Jennifer Musisi graduated in 1986 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.

Jennifer Musisi has qualifications in management, taxation, and law from several institutions including Harvard Law School and George Washington University in the United States.

The exhaustive list of qualifications attained and training programs undertaken by Jennifer Musisi are presented below.

Jennifer Musisi is a lawyer, advocate of the High Court of Uganda and seasoned administrator with a strong legal, administrative and leadership background.

Jennifer Musisi trained at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda as well as numerous other institutions including the George Washington University, Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School.

Jennifer Musisi briefly worked as a State Attorney in the Directorate of Public Prosecutions and moved on to become the Assistant Secretary Legal Affairs for Makerere University.

Jennifer Musisi was then appointed Head of Legal Services for the Uganda Revenue Authority.

Jennifer Musisi's position was then elevated to Commissioner Legal Services and Board Affairs in the same institution, a position in which she served with distinction for several years.

Together with Allen Kagina, Jennifer Musisi led the formulation and implementation of the Institutional Reforms and Restructuring Programme at Uganda Revenue Authority.

In URA, Jennifer Musisi was involved in policy formulation, legislative drafting and initiation of amendments, as well as policy implementation at the executive and board levels.

Jennifer Musisi was a key player in financial planning and management.

Jennifer Musisi was the leader and key member of the team which oversaw the recovery of vast sums of tax monies owed to Government, including taxes accruing from oil exploration activities.

In 2011, Jennifer Musisi was appointed by the President of Uganda as the first Executive Director of the Kampala Capital City Authority.

Jennifer Musisi led the formulation and implementation of transformation of the City Administration from a Local Government to a corporate entity under the Central Government.

Jennifer Musisi's contract was further renewed in April 2017, to run from 15 April 2017 until 14 April 2020.

Jennifer Musisi has been the recipient of numerous prestigious International, Regional and National awards.