19 Facts About Rosemary Tumusiime

Rosemary Bikaako Tumusiime was born on 17 May 1962 and is a Ugandan marketing professional, public administrator, feminist and politician.

Rosemary Tumusiime is the elected Member of Parliament for Entebbe Municipality and is a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda.

Rosemary Tumusiime is the first female representative for the constituency in over three decades and succeeded Muhammad Kawuma who served for two consecutive terms from 2006 to 2016.

Rosemary Tumusiime is a member of the NRM Parliamentary Caucus, the Buganda Parliamentary Caucusand the treasurer of the Network for African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians.

Rosemary Tumusiime is the founder member of UWESO Entebbe and served as the chairperson of the women organization's National Executive Committee from 2000 to 2006.

Rosemary Tumusiime is a former chairperson for TASO Entebbe, was the board chairperson of Success Microfinance Limited in 2010, the community advisory board chairperson of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative from 2001 to 2013 and the chairperson of the Women's Network for Lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation from 2006 to 2012.

Rosemary Tumusiime was born in Entebbe Grade B Hospital, Entebbe, Wakiso District on 17 May 1962 in a Catholic family of the Tooro people, as the first born of eight children.

Rosemary Tumusiime's father Robert Bikaako is a retired meteorologist, and her late mother Mary Bikaako was a school teacher.

Rosemary Tumusiime had her primary education in Entebbe town at St Theresa Primary School and Lake Victoria School, acquiring her PLE certification in 1975.

Rosemary Tumusiime then attended Gayaza High School and Christ The King Secondary School Kalisizo for her O-Level education and Caltec Academy Makerere for her A-Level education, attaining an EACE certification in 1979 and a UACE certification in 1982.

Rosemary Tumusiime was a librarian at Gayaza High School and a student leader at Christ The King Secondary School Kalisizo.

Rosemary Tumusiime started her career as a records assistant in 1980 and as a bookkeeping assistant in 1982 for the Ministry of Health.

Rosemary Tumusiime started out as an RCI Councillor for Kitooro Central in 1989 at the time when local councils were still called resistance councils.

Rosemary Tumusiime won both the NRM party's primaries in 2015 and the general elections in 2016 and became a member of the 10th Parliament for the Pearl of Africa representing Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso District.

Rosemary Tumusiime is a member of Uganda Women's Parliamentary Association, the Buganda Parliamentary Caucus, the Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change, the Uganda Parliamentarians Forum on WASH, the Uganda Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast Fellowship and the NRM Parliamentary Caucus.

Rosemary Bikaako Tumusiime is the widow of Edward Gumizamu Tumusiime, a bush war veteran and former LCV Councillor for Division A Entebbe Municipality, who departed in 2013.

Also, Rosemary Tumusiime was the Mothers Union treasurer and chairperson at St John's Parish Church, Church of Uganda, Entebbe.

Rosemary Tumusiime additionally served the Anglican church as the head of the Laity for the Archdeaconry of Entebbe from 2006 to 2014.

Rosemary Tumusiime is a member of the boards of governors of several schools in Entebbe, a vice chairperson for the National Executive Committee of Uganda Women's Effort to Save Orphans, the chairperson of The AIDS Support Organization Entebbe and is involved with many other small community groups.