Balyeku Moses Grace

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Balyeku Moses Grace is a Ugandan politician and businessman. [1] He is the former member of parliament for Jinja west constituency. [2] He is the proprietor of Baba TV and Baba FM. [3] He was unveiled the vice chairperson of MK movement in 2023. [4]

Political career

Balyeku was in 2010 elected as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) chair person Jinja District. [5] During the 2011 general elections, Balyeku contested for the Jinja west member of parliament seat against FDC's Harry Kasigwa who was the incumbent at the time. [6] Other contestants included Fred Kasisa (NRM), Simon Muyanga Lutaaya (FDC), and Zaake Kibedi (NRM) among others. [7]

He was in 2019 investigated in land issues but was later found free by the Catherine Bamugemereire land commission. [8] [9]

While still in parliament, Balyeku advocated for local investors to be recorgnised and helped by government. [10] He also used to support traders mostly women SACCOs in his constituency. [11]

In 2020, he returned the shs 20 million which had been given to members of parliament to aid them in the fight against COVID-19. [12]

In the 2021 elections, Balyeku Moses Grace lost the parliamentary seat to FDC's Timothy Batuwa. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Can Opposition wrestle Jinja West from Balyeku?". Monitor. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  2. ↑ Kazooba, Lawrence (2020-07-23). "How Jinja West MP Moses Balyeku fell from grace to grass". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Police switches off Balyeku and Mwiru's radio stations in Jinja".
  4. ↑ "MK Movement Busoga chapter leadership unveiled". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  5. ↑ Walukamba, Aldon (2 Aug 2010). "Moses Grace Balyeku Elected as Jinja NRM chairman". Uganda Radio Network. p. 1.
  6. ↑ "Moses Grace Balyeku Elected as Jinja NRM Chairman".
  7. ↑ "Road to 2011: The scramble for Jinja West seat". Monitor. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Land commission summons Jinja West MP Balyeku over land grabbing". The Independent Uganda. 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Land commission grills MP Balyeku over Jinja land saga". The Independent Uganda. 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  10. ↑ "MP wants govt to recognise local investors". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  11. ↑ "Jinja MP boosts parish women SACCOS". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
  12. ↑ "Moses Balyeku returns shs20m Covid-19 money".
  13. ↑ Lubwama, Alice. "Corruption grossly affects the health sector- MP Batuwa". Capital Radio. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
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