1. Sam Kahamba Kutesa was born on 1 February 1949 and is a Ugandan politician, businessman and lawyer involved in several corruption cases.
15 Facts About Sam Kutesa
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Sam Kutesa was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda, a position he held from 13 January 2005 and maintained through three cabinet reshuffles until May 2021.
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Sam Kutesa was the elected Member of Parliament for Mawogola County in Sembabule District.
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Sam Kutesa has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Makerere University, back when the institution was part of the University of East Africa.
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Sam Kutesa has a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre in Kampala.
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Sam Kutesa was in private law practice between 1973 and 2001.
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Sam Kutesa served as Member of Parliament for Mbarara North Constituency from 1980 to 1985 and as Attorney General from 1985 to 1986.
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Sam Kutesa was elected MP for Mawogola County in 2001 and was re-elected in 2006.
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Sam Kutesa was Minister of State for Investment from 2001 to 2005.
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Sam Kutesa is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement political party.
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In 2011, Sam Kutesa was accused in a parliamentary investigation of receiving bribes as kickbacks from Irish oil firm Tullow Oil.
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Sam Kutesa's candidature was endorsed unanimously during the 17th Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Algiers, Algeria in May 2013.
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Sam Kutesa was officially elected by the UNGA on 11 June 2014.
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Sam Kutesa highlighted Kutesa's support of the Ugandan anti-gay bill and allegations of corruption.
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In spite of protests and the petition, Sam Kutesa became the president.