Michael Tusiime

Last updated

Michael Tusiime
Tusiime.jpg
Tusiime at an exhibition event in 2016
Honorable
Personal details
Born
Michael Tusiime

(1972-01-29) 29 January 1972 (age 51)
Mbarara, Uganda
CitizenshipUganda
SpousePrilla Kabagambe Tusiime
Residence(s) Kampala, Uganda
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Social Science in Economics)
(Master in Economic Policy & Planning)
OccupationEconomist, politician
Known for Tax consultancy, politics

Michael Tusiime (born 29 January 1972) is a Ugandan economist, tax consultant, administrator and politician. He is the elected Member of Parliament for Mbarara Municipality [1] and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda. [2] Tusiime is a member of the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities & State Enterprises and the Committee on Presidential Affairs in the 10th Parliament of Uganda. [3] [4]

Contents

Tusiime is the founding chairperson of Interventions For Rural Transformation (IFORT), the founding CEO of Tusiime Foundation, a board member of Iron Bridge Finance (IBF) and a resident research fellow at Agency for Transformation (AFT). He also worked in supervisory role with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from 1997 to 2010 and among other assignments; Tusiime formerly served as a liaison officer to the president of the Republic of Sierra Leone and as a research adviser to IMF's resident tax adviser in Uganda. [5]

Early life and education

Tusiime was born in Mbarara District, Ankole sub-region, on 29 January 1972 in an Anglican family of the Banyankole. He had his primary education in his home district of Mbarara acquiring his PLE certification in 1986. He then attended Namilyango College for his O-Level education, attaining his UCE certification in 1990, and then Mbarara High School for his A-Level education where he acquired his UACE certification in 1993.

Tusiime further advanced to Makerere University where he graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Economics. Still in the same institution of higher education, he acquired postgraduate certificates in Project Monitoring and Evaluation and another in Public administration and Management in the year 2012. Tusiime also holds a Master in Economic Policy & Planning from Makerere University and certificates in Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution and another in Practical Skills & Techniques in International Negotiations , from the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) in Geneva. [5] Tusiime is now a PhD student at the University For Graduate Studies in Management, UGSM – Monarch Business School in Switzerland.

Career

Upon acquiring his bachelor's degree, Tusiime took on supervisory roles at Uganda Revenue Authority, from 1997 to 2010, acquiring extensive knowledge in tax administration in the process. In 2011, he founded Interventions For Rural Transformation (IFORT) and Tusiime Foundation; organizations in which he still serves to date as chairperson and chief executive officer respectively.

In 2010, Tusiime resigned from URA to join elective politics as an independent politician after temporarily falling out with the NRM during the ruling political party's primaries. [6] On losing in the 2011 polls, Tusiime strategized for the 2016 parliamentary elections and returned on the NRM ticket, this time overpowering his nemesis Medard Bitekyerezo in the party's primaries and in the general elections and became a member of the 10th Parliament in the Pearl of Africa representing Mbarara Municipality. [7] [8]

In the 10th Parliament, Tusiime serves on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Entreprises and the Committee on Presidential Affairs in the 10th Parliament of Uganda. [3] In early 2017, Tusiime moved a motion that sought to investigate the circumstances under which a Shs6b ‘presidential handshake’ was shared out amongst 42 government officials without the knowledge of the Auditor General. [9] [10]

Personal details

Michael Tusiime is married to Prilla Kabagambe Tusiime and they have three children; Gareth Atamba Tusiime, Shane Akunda Tusiime and Michelle Amanda Tusiime.

See also

Related Research Articles

Elijah Dickens Mushemeza is an academic, an author, and a practical politician. He is a professor of Political Science and Development Management at Ankole Western University; and a senior consultant at ACODE. Previously, he was the dean of Faculty of Business and Development Studies at Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara, Uganda. He is a visiting professor at Bishop Stuart University.

Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze is a Ugandan educator and politician of the National Resistance Movement political party. He is the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, effective 8 June 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Musasizi</span> Ugandan politician

Henry Ariganyira Musasizi is a Ugandan business administrator, certified public accountant and politician. He is the reelected Member of Parliament for Rubanda County East and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda.

Alex Ruhunda is a Ugandan research consultant, community organizer, businessman and politician. He is the elected Member of Parliament for Fort Portal Municipality and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda.

Vincent Woboya is a Ugandan public administrator, disaster manager and politician. He is the elected Member of Parliament for Budadiri County East, Sironko District and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda.

Andrew Aja Baryayanga is a Ugandan administrator, Microsoft Certified Professional, entrepreneur and politician. He is the reelected Member of Parliament for Kabale Municipality now serving a second term of office and is not affiliated to any political party in Uganda.

Paul Omiat Amoru is a Ugandan journalist, public speaker, and politician. He is the High Commissioner of the Republic of Uganda to the Republic of  South Africa in Pretoria He is a former Member of Parliament for Dokolo North County (2016-2021) and a representative of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the ruling political party in Uganda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mariam Naigaga</span> Ugandan politician

Mariam Naigaga is a Ugandan banker, statistician and politician. She is the elected Woman Representative for Namutumba District in the 10th Parliament and is a member of NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda. She serves on the special Presidential Advisory Committee on Budget (PACOB) and is a member of the Budget Committee and the Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Parliament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard Gafabusa</span> Ugandan politician

Richard Muhumuza Gafabusa is a Ugandan environmentalist, administrative lawyer and politician. He is the elected Member of Parliament for Bwamba County and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda. He is a member of the Committee on Science and Technology, the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs and the NRM Parliamentary Caucus in the 10th Parliament of Uganda. In 2021 he was re elected into parliament. In the eleventh parliament, Gafabusa serves on the Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sam Byibesho</span> Ugandan politician

Sam Byibesho is a Ugandan teacher, public administrator, and politician. He is the elected Member of Parliament for Kisoro Municipality and a representative of National Resistance Movement (NRM), the ruling political party in Uganda. He is a member of the Local Government Accounts Committee, the Committee on Public Service and Local Government, and the NRM Parliamentary Caucus in the 10th Parliament of Uganda.

Rosemary Bikaako Tumusiime is a Ugandan marketing professional, public administrator, feminist and politician. She is the elected Member of Parliament for Entebbe Municipality and is a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda. She is the first female representative for the constituency in over three decades and succeeded Muhammad Kawuma who served for two consecutive terms from 2006 to 2016. In the 10th Parliament, she serves as a member of the Committee on Equal Opportunities and the Committee on Presidential Affairs. She is also a member of the NRM Parliamentary Caucus, the Buganda Parliamentary Caucusand the treasurer of the Network for African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians (NAWMP).

John Bosco Ikojo is a Ugandan accountant, Finance expert and politician. He is the elected Member of Parliament for Bukedea County, Bukedea District, and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda. He is a member the NRM Parliamentary Caucus and serves as a member on the Committee on National Economy and the Committee on Natural Resources in the 10th Parliament of Uganda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lawrence Mangusho</span> Ugandan politician

Lawrence Cherop Mangusho is a Ugandan public administrator, farmer and politician. He is the elected member of parliament for Kween County, Kween District, and a representative for National Resistance Movement (NRM), the ruling political party in Uganda. He is a member the NRM Parliamentary Caucus and serves on the Committee on Physical Infrastructure and the Committee on Government Assurances in the 10th Parliament of Uganda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emma Boona</span> Ugandan teacher and politician

Emma Boona is a Ugandan teacher, public administrator and politician. She is the former woman representative for Mbarara District in the 8th & 9th parliaments and is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), the ruling political party in Uganda.

Susan Amero is a female Ugandan member of parliament for the Amuria district, she is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement political party

Rosette Kajungu Mutambi is a Ugandan professional social worker and journalist, a politician and legislator who represents the people of Mbarara district as district woman representative in the Parliament of Uganda. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement(NRM) party, the party in political leadership in Uganda under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni president of the republic of Uganda.

JanetGrace Akech Okori-Moe is a Ugandan teacher and legislator. As of May 2020, she serves as the elected woman representative for Abim District in Uganda's tenth parliament. Politically, she is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement under whose ticket she contested in the 2016 general election. in the 2021 Uganda general elections, She retained her seat as woman mp for Abim district.

Jalia Bintu also known as Bintu Lukumu Ngonzi Abwooli Jalia is a female Ugandan politician and social worker/teacher affiliated to the National Resistance Movement political party. She is the district woman representative of Masindi district who has served in the eighth, ninth, and tenth Parliaments of Uganda.

Robert Kasule Sebunya is a Ugandan politician who was born on 25 January 1970 to Israel Kibirige Ssebunya. He is a member of the National Reisistance Movement (NRM), the ruling party, and the current Member of Parliament of Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District.

Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari is a Ugandan politician and legislator representing Mbarara North, Mbarara City. He is the Chairman of the East African Procurement News Company Limited, a sister company of AMPROC INC which publishes a monthly Magazine that reviews the Procurement Industry in the East African Region and has been the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Malawi in Uganda. He was also the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Morocco.

References

  1. ↑ "TUSIIME MICHAEL". Parliament of Uganda.
  2. ↑ "2016 Elections: Tusiime Vows to Unseat Bitekyerezo in Mbarara". CHIMPREPORTS.
  3. 1 2 "Mzee is missing a "Presidential Handshake" to maintain the Presidential Jet!". MinBane.
  4. ↑ "36 government officials shared Shs6 billion oil bonus – MPs". Daily Monitor.
  5. 1 2 "Bitekyerezo Faces Stiff Challenge From Old Rival, New Entrants". Daily Monitor.
  6. ↑ "Police deploys heavily in Mbarara Municipality as Medard Bitekyerezo wins". New Vision.
  7. ↑ "Dr Bitekyerezo loses NRM Mbarara primaries, refutes defeat". YouTube.
  8. ↑ "Vision Group presenter takes Mbarara". Vision Group.
  9. ↑ "Select Committee Starts Probe into the Shs6bn Handshake Saga". Uganda Today.
  10. ↑ "Speaker Kadaga throws out Justice Kavuma's 'stupid' order". Daily Monitor.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.