Geofrey Kayemba

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Kayemba Geofrey
Honorable
Kayemba Geofrey Ssolo.jpg
Hon. Geofrey Kayemba taking oath
Member of Parliament for Bukomansimbi South
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)
Personal details
Born1 August 1983 (1983-08) (age 41)
Bukomansimbi District
NationalityUgandan
Political party National Unity Platform
Parents
  • Francis Kamulegeya (father)
  • Resty Nabumpenje (mother)
Residence Bukomansimbi District
Alma mater Ndejje University
(Certificate in Education), Ndejje University
(Bachelors in Public Relations Management)
OccupationPolitician, Football agent, music manager, Public administrator
Known forPolitics, football agent, artiste managing, Public Administration, leadership

Geofrey Kayemba Ssolo is a Ugandan talent music manager, football agent, businessman and politician. [1] [2] [3] He serves as a Member of Parliament representing Bukomansimbi South Constituency in Bukomansimbi. [4] [5] He was elected on 14 January 2021. [6] [7] He is a member of National Unity Platform political party. [8] [9] He serves as the Shadow Minister of Sports in the Shadow Cabinet. [10] [11]

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Early life and education background

Kayemba was born on 1 August 1983 in Bukomansimbi district to Francis Jjuuko Kamulegeya (father) and Resty Nabumpenje (mother). He attended St. Charles Lwanga Primary School Kyabakuza, Masaka Secondary School for S.1 & S.2, St. Damian Kilyamenvu Bukomansimbi, he sat his o level exams from Benard College Kisweera Masaka & Happy Hours Secondary School Kampala for A levels (2009). He holds an Advanced Certificate in Education and a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations Management from Ndejje University. [5]

Career

Talent managing

In his vacation, he taught at Kamaanda Primary School Bukomansimbi and while in A level Kayemba was a part time cleaner at Mulago Hospital working under Norema Services Cleaning Company. [5] In 2005, he worked as a marketer at DCL studio. He is the CEO of Just Fine Agency - a company that manages musicians. He also serves as a football agent at Africa Sports Agency, a Football Agency Company. [12] [13] He started artiste managing in 2006 managing Lady Mariam Tindatine, Qute Kaye, Dr. Hilderman, Wilson Bugembe, David Lutalo, Christopher Evans, Rema Namakula among others. [14] In 2016, Kayemba was certified as a football agent by FUFA. [15] He has represented Godfrey Walusimbi, Emmanuel Okwi, Khalid Aucho, Chrizestorm Ntambi, Herman Wasswa among others. [3] [1] [16]

Politics

In January 2021, Kayemba was elected as a Member of Parliament representing Bukomansimbi South Constituency in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda (2021 to 2026) [4] in the 2021 Ugandan general elections and on 21 May 2021 he sworn in as the Member of Parliament. He won with 9200 votes. [17] [18] [5] On 25 June 2021, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister of Sports in the Parliament of Uganda. [19] [10] [12] [7] [20]

Personal life

He is a member of the National Unity Platform political party. [21] [20]

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References

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  12. 1 2 NAMANYA, MARK (23 January 2021). "Sports voices in new parliament". The Observer - Uganda.
  13. ↑ "Kayemba appointed Shadow minister of Sports". 25 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "UGNEWS24 - MP Elect Kayemba Solomon to Continue Managing Rema's Music Career". 18 January 2021.
  15. ↑ "FUFA Licensed Intermediaries update 2020". 21 July 2020.
  16. ↑ "Sports-bred People Seeking Political Seats In The 2021 Elections | The SportsNation". July 10, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Kayemba Geofrey Ssolo - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org.
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  19. ↑ "Kyagulanyi stopped from travelling to United States over Covid-19 restrictions". 23 September 2021.
  20. 1 2 "MP Kayemba Solo narrates weightlifter Ssekitoleko's ordeal". 26 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "List of MPs who have been declared winners so far". Daily Monitor. 16 January 2021.

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