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]
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]
Balyeku was in 2010 elected as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairperson 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 cleared by the Catherine Bamugemereire land commission. [8] [9]
While still in parliament, Balyeku advocated for local investors to be recognised and helped by the 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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