Robert Douglas Nicholson is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Niagara Falls in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2019 as a member of the Conservative Party. Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper,he served as Minister of National Defence,Minister of Justice,Minister of Foreign Affairs,and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. When the Harper Government ended,he was appointed Justice Critic in the Official Opposition shadow cabinet.
Busia is a county in the former Western Province of Kenya. It is located directly east of the border town of Busia,Uganda,and borders Lake Victoria to the southwest,Siaya County to the southeast,and Bungoma County and Kakamega County to the east. The county is composed of six sub-counties,and had a population of 893,681 as of the most recent census in 2019.
Abdu Katuntu is a Ugandan politician,lawyer currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Bugweri County,Bugweri District.
Gabriel Opio is a Ugandan economist and politician. He was the Minister of Gender,Labor &Social Development in the Cabinet of Uganda from 16 February 2009 to 27 May 2011. Before his service at the Gender Ministry,he served as the State Minister for Higher Education from June 2006 to February 2009.
James Boliba Baba is a Ugandan politician and former diplomat. He is the current State Minister for Internal Affairs in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. He replaced Matia Kasaija,who was appointed State Minister of Finance for Planning. Prior to that,he served as the State Minister in the Office of the Vice President,from 2006 until 2011. On account of his cabinet ministerial position,he is also an ex-officio Member of Parliament (MP).
Barbara Nekesa Oundo is a Ugandan politician and diplomat,who serves as Uganda's High Commissioner to South Africa,based in Pretoria. In that capacity,she also represents her country,to the nations of South Africa,Botswana,Namibia,Lesotho and Swaziland.
January Yusuf Makamba is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Bumbuli constituency since 2010.
Samia speaking people live in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda. They are composed of several clans and their ancient economic activities include fishing in Lake Victoria and other rivers such as River Sio,crop farming (obulimi),and animal farming (obutuki). The Samia speaking people,as widely known by other tribes,predominantly live in Busia districts and speak a dialect similar to the Luhya tribe in Kenya. However,on the Ugandan side there is a slight variation in the dialect spoken by the Samia of Southern Busia on the fringe of Lake Victoria and those of North Busia district closer to Tororo District. The former speak Olusamia while the latter speak Olugwe. The two dialects are difficult to differentiate by non Samia speaking people but easily discernible by the natives. and in Uganda mainly found inbusia and Namayingo district.
Damas Daniel Ndumbaro is a Tanzanian politician,lawyer and cabinet Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
Phillip Wafula Oguttu is a Ugandan journalist and politician. He is a former Leader of Opposition in the Ugandan Parliament. He was appointed to that position on 31 January 2014,replacing Nandala Mafabi,and held it until June 2016 when he handed over the position to Winnie Kiiza.
Samuel Ngude Odaka was a Ugandan diplomat,politician and member of the Uganda People's Congress political party. He served as the Foreign Minister of Uganda from 1964 to 1971 during the first tenure of President Milton Obote. He later became the Minister of Planning and Economic Development during the second Obote administration (1980–1985).
Julius Wandera Maganda,also Julius Maganda,is a Ugandan politician. He was the State Minister for East African Affairs in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016,serving there until May 2021.
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey,is a Ghanaian politician who serves as Ghana's minister for foreign affairs and regional integration. She was appointed by Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 10 January 2017. She was a Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom from 2013 to 2021. and had served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Minister of State at the Ministry of Water Resources,Works and Housing under John Kufuor. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party.
Hussein Mohamed Bashe is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Nzega Urban constituency since 2015. Bashe belongs to the Habar Yoonis subclan of the Isaaq Somaliland. In January 2022,he was appointed Agriculture Minister.
Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the Eight Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Mampong Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He is currently the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.
Joseph Malanji is a Zambian politician and business executive who previously served as a member of the National Assembly for Kwacha constituency. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2018 and 2021.
Hellen Auma Wandera is a Ugandan politician who is the Busia District Women Representative elect in Uganda's elect 11th Parliament. She serves on the Committee on Presidential Affairs in the eleventh parliament of Uganda.
GeoffreyMangenMacho is a Ugandan teacher,politician and member of the parliament representing Busia Municipality as an independent politician.
Denis Nyangweso is a Ugandan politician and member of the parliament representing Samia-Bugwe Central.
Charles Onen is a Ugandan Catholic priest,politician and member of the parliament from Gulu East constituency. He was elected to the parliament as an independent candidate. In parliament he serves on the Rules committee.
