Gerald Nangoli

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Gerald Nangoli
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Member of Parliament for Elgon North County
Incumbent
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
NationalityUgandan
Party National Resistance Movement (NRM)
Residence(s) Bulambuli District, Uganda
OccupationPolitician
Known forMember of Parliament for Elgon North County
CommitteesCommittee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Gerald Nangoli is a Ugandan legislator and member of parliament for Elgon North County in Bulambuli District in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda. [1] [2] [3] [4] He is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement (NRM). [2] In the 11th Parliament, Nangoli serves on the Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development. [5]

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Political career

He was unopposed in the NRM primaries to become the flag-bearer, contest as Member of Parliament for Elgon North County. [6] [7] Nangoli won the 2021 elections and she became the member of parliament for Elgon North County in Bulambuli District with the majority number of votes. [4] [8] Nangoli sits on the Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda which is chaired by Dr. Keefa Kiwanuka. [2] He is the elected Vice chairperson of NRM in Bulambuli (2026 - 2031) after defeating Mark Baaza who was the incumbent. [9]

He is also noted as the Vice Chairperson of the Bugisu Parliamentary Caucus a bloc of MPs representing the Bugisu sub-region. [10]

Parliamentary Activities and Contribution

Nangoli has actively engaged on policy and oversight issues including;

Budget and Standards Oversight:

As a member of the committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development, he urged the Ministry of Finance to allocate funds to enable the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to destroy substandard goods that have been seized in market monitoring operations. [11]

Land and Research Oversight:

He contributed to a parliamentary report recommending that the Uganda Land Commission (ULC) work with the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to better utilize and manage government-held land. [12]

Parish Development Model (PDM) Debate:

Nangoli pressed government officials on delays in distributing Parish Development Model funds highlighting shortfalls and the impact on local agricultural planning. [13]

Educational and Workforce Issues:

He raised concerns over teacher salaries and disparities when science teachers are promoted to administrative roles, pointing to systemic challenges in education workforce management. [14]

Development Initiatives in Bulambuli

Nangoli has been involved in local infrastructure and community development projects in his constituency. Forexample, he advocated for metal staircases and safety improvements in the hilly Namisuni and Bufumbo areas of Bulambuli. A project estimated to cost billions of Ugandan shillings to improve community mobility and reduced risk to pregnant women and other residents who previously used unsafe wooden ladders. [15]

Other works

Nangoli has always been fighting against corruption, abuse of office and embezzlement of public funds in the Elgon North County. [16] He called upon the stake holders of the Emyooga funds to increase on sensitization so that people can gain more knowledge on how to benefit from Emyooga funds. [17] He attended the commissioning of kaserem-kapchorwa-road. [18] Nangoli went on a monitoring tour of schools in Bulambuli District to check on the state they were in and found out that most of the schools were not renovated due to lack of funds. [19]

Personal Incidents

In May 2025, Gerald Nangoli was involved in a road accident along Trinity-Mbale Highway in Eastern Uganda when his vechicle was in a head-on collision while trying to overtake another car. He suffered minor injuries and no fatalities were reported. [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Endowooza z'ababaka ku kifo kya sipiika". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  2. 1 2 3 "Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development – Parliament Watch" . Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Muloni, Kitutu disagree over govt appointments in Bugisu". Monitor. 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. 1 2 "NRM Dominates Bugisu Region's Parliamentary Polls". ChimpReports. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development – Parliament Watch" . Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  6. ↑ "NRM Primaries: 33 MPS go through unopposed". The Independent Uganda. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  7. ↑ "NRM Primaries: List of Winners, Losers in Bugisu Sub Region". ChimpReports. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Nangoli Gerald - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  9. ↑ Matembu, Gerald. "Mudimi Defeat Shifts Bulambuli Political Landscape". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  10. ↑ "Muloni, Nangoli gear up for turf war in Elgon North race". Monitor. 2025-11-17. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  11. ↑ Uganda, Watchdog (2023-10-19). "Budget shortfalls Impede destruction of fake goods at UNBS". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  12. ↑ admin (2023-10-19). "MPs Direct ULC To Give NARO Own Land Title". The Capital Times. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  13. ↑ Releases, APO Press (2022-08-24). "Uganda: Government alters Parish Development Model (PDM) payouts, eyes supplementary". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  14. ↑ Uganda, Watchdog (2024-08-07). "Government tasked to address teacher training, salary disparities". Watchdog Uganda. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  15. ↑ "Bulambuli hilly areas secure Shs1.8b for metalic ladders". Monitor. 2024-08-05. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
  16. ↑ "Bulambuli CAO detained for alleged abuse of office". The Independent Uganda. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  17. ↑ "Legislators, Entrepreneurs Push for More Sensitization on 'Emyooga' Initiative". ChimpReports. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  18. ↑ "Kaserem-Kapchorwa Road to Stimulate Trade in Sebei". ChimpReports. 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  19. ↑ "Schools in Bulambuli Yet to Receive Funds for Renovation". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  20. ↑ Markson, Omagor (2025-06-04). "MBALE: Elgon North MP Kisses Death in Road Car Accident". East News Uganda. Retrieved 2025-12-19.
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