Annet Katusiime Mugisha
Born1974
Kantunda village
Bumbaire sub-county
Bushenyi District
NationalityUgandan
Alma materUganda Martyrs University
Occupation(s)psychologist, politician, counsellor, investor, and preacher
Political partyNational Resistance Movement
SpouseSilver Mugisha

Annet Katusiime Mugisha (born in 1974) is a Ugandan politician. She is a member of the 11th Parliament of Uganda, representing the Bushenyi District.[1][2]

Early life and education

Mugisha was born in 1974, in the village of Kantunda in the Bumbaire sub-county of the Bushenyi District in the Republic of Uganda. She has a degree in Guidance and Counselling from Uganda Martyrs University, a private Catholic-owned University located at Nkozi, Uganda. In 2021, she began to pursue a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) at Uganda Martyrs University.[3][4]

Career

Professional

Mugisha previously worked as a primary school teacher and currently runs a catering company. She is a psychologist by profession, a counsellor, investor, and preacher. She and her husband Silver Mugisha, the CEO and Managing Director of the Ugandan National Water and Sewerage Corporation, founded Bamugisha Community Welfare Ltd., an NGO whose purposes are reportedly[5] to increase access to education, improve household income, and provide food security and environmental protection for the residents of the Bushenyi District.[6][7][8]

Political

Mugisha is affiliated with the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party of Uganda. Her political career began with the 2021 parliamentary elections, in which she prevailed against Mary Karooro Okurut in the NRM primaries and subsequently won a seat in the general parliamentary election. While campaigning for the primary election, Mugisha was accused of using forged academic credentials in a petition led by Zeddy Gakyalo and Phillip Murwani.[9][10] Mugisha denied the accusations, justifying the claimed inconsistencies in her documents with a legal change of name from Musoga to Mugisha.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "MS ANNET KATUSIIME MUGISHA FIRST TO BE NOMINATED FOR BUSHENYI DISTRICT WOMAN MP". MK Newslink. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "I will kick poverty out of Bushenyi – Annet Katusiime Mugisha". The East African Watch. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Editorial, PML DAILY EDITOR | PML Daily (9 June 2020). "EYES ON THE PRIZE: How Annet Katusiime Mugisha has won hearts and minds in Bushenyi". PML Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Four in race to replace Karooro in Bushenyi". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ↑ AGENCIES (18 July 2019). "Bushenyi: Ba Mugisha Community Welfare resort to disease fighting". PML Daily. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Annet Mugisha turning around lives in Bushenyi". Daily Media. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "BAMUGISHA COMMUNITY WELFARE LTD (BY GUARANTEE)". opencorporates.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Editorial, PML DAILY EDITOR | PML Daily (9 June 2020). "EYES ON THE PRIZE: How Annet Katusiime Mugisha has won hearts and minds in Bushenyi". PML Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Annet Mugisha, Wife To NWSC Boss' Troubles Escalate As Concerned Citizens Petition EC To Scrutinize Her Doubted Academic Papers". The Capital Times. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Status of Annet Mugisha's candidature| NBS Up and About, retrieved 28 April 2021
  11. ↑ "PETITION ON MY QUALIFICATIONS BY PHILLIP AND ZEDDY IS TRASH-MS ANNET KATUSIIME MUGISHA". MK Newslink. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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