13 Facts About Robinah Nabbanja

Robinah Nabbanja was born on 17 December 1969 and is a Ugandan educator and politician who serves as the Prime Minister of Uganda, having been nominated to the office on 8 June 2021.

Robinah Nabbanja was formally confirmed by the Parliament on 21 June 2021.

Robinah Nabbanja replaced Ruhakana Rugunda, who was named to the post of Envoy For Special Duties In The Office Of The President of Uganda.

Robinah Nabbanja is the first female prime minister of Uganda.

Robinah Nabbanja concurrently serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Kakumiro District Women Constituency in the 11th Parliament, a role she carried in the 10th Parliament.

Robinah Nabbanja was born in present-day Kakumiro District, on 17 December 1969.

Robinah Nabbanja then studied at St Edward's Secondary School Bukuumi, for both her O-Level and A-Level studies, obtaining both the Uganda Certificate of Education and the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education from there.

Between 1990 and 2000, Nabbanja obtained certificates and diplomas in leadership, management and development studies, from various institutions, including Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda Management Institute, the Islamic University in Uganda and the National Leadership Institute Kyankwanzi.

From 1993 until 1996, Robinah Nabbanja was a school teacher at Uganda Martyrs Secondary School Kakumiro.

Robinah Nabbanja then served as District Councillor, representing Nkooko Sub-County, in what was Kibaale District at the time, from 1998 until 2001.

Robinah Nabbanja concurrently served as the Secretary for Health, Gender and Community Services for the district during that period.

Robinah Nabbanja then spent the next ten years serving as a Resident District Commissioner in the districts of Pallisa, Busia and Budaka.

In December 2021, during the by-election of LC5 in Kayunga, Robinah Nabbanja went to campaign for 5 days and was accused of giving out UGX:4,000 bribes to vote the NRM candidate Andrew Muwonge.