James Kakooza is a Ugandanaccountant and politician. He has served as State Minister for Health (Primary Care) in Uganda since 2009.[1] He is also the Member of Parliament representing Kabula County, Lyantonde District, in the Ugandan Parliament. He has served in that position from 2001 to 2016.[2] In 2021, James Kakooza was elected to represent Uganda to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) replacing Mathias Kasamba[3][4]
His varied career has seen James Kakooza work in several different private and public positions, over the course of the last twenty years. Between 1989 and 1990, he worked as an Accounts Officer at Karibu Forex Bureau, one of the more than 100 Foreign Exchange Bureaus in Kampala.[7] Between 1991 and 1992, he worked as a Banking Officer in Sembule Bank, the precursor of present-day Bank of Africa. He left the bank and worked as a Clearing and Forwarding Agent from 1992 until 2001. Between 1994 until 2001, he served as the Business Director for Kabale Distributors Limited, a Ugandan Import/Export company. He has also served as a Director of the Uganda Importers and Exporters Traders Association, an industry association. In 2001, he entered politics and was elected to the Ugandan Parliament to represent Kabula County, Lyantonde District. He was re-elected to the same position in 2006.[8] He was appointed State Minister for Health (Primary Care) on 16 February 2009.[9]
Other responsibilities
James Kakooza is a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises.
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