Sarah Babirye Kityo

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Sarah Babirye Kityo
Born (1986-12-27) 27 December 1986 (age 37)
Mukono, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
EducationSDA Primary School
Mulusa Academy
Alma mater Uganda Christian University
(Public Administration and Management)
Occupation(s)Politician and Multiple Business Owner
Years active2011– present
Known forPolitics, Sports and Charity
Title Member of Parliament, President Uganda Netball Federation.
Political party National Resistance Movement
Children2

Sarah Babirye Kityo (born 27 December 1986) [1] is a Ugandan Politician and the former elected Youth Representative for Central Region [1] in Uganda's 10th Parliament. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement on whose ticket she ran on in the 2016 Ugandan general election [2] defeating Arthur Katongole, an independent candidate. She is also the current president for the Uganda Netball Federation, a position she assumed in 2021 and serving up to 2025. [3] She is also the current NRM flag bearer of Bukoto East.

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Background and education

She attended Luweero SDA Primary School and left in 1995. She then attended Mulusa Academy, Wobulenzi for both her O Levels (UCE) and A Levels (UACE) leaving in 1999. In 2015, she graduated with a First Class Bachelor of Public Administration and Management from Uganda Christian University. [4]

Career

The timeline of her political career is as follows: [4]

In 2016, along with 4 other Ugandan Youth members of parliament, Sarah Babirye represented Uganda at the International Young Leaders Assembly (IYLA) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. [5]

In 2017, she represented Uganda as a keynote speaker at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Youth Program (CPA) celebration of Commonwealth Day 2017 in London. [6]

. 2021- Current: She became the flag bearer of the National Resistance Movement party Bukoto East.

.2021-Current. She was elected by the netball delegates in most of Ugandan district to become the president of the Uganda Netball Federation Under her good leadership Uganda Netball has reached many heights as never before for example in the 2022 Fast five netball games Uganda won Australia the worlds netball number one.

Court cases

In early 2016, it was reported that her election opponents had petitioned court seeking to block her swearing in alleging that she was above the stipulated age. [7] Later that year, it was still reported that the High Court in Masaka District had started hearing an election petition against Sarah Babirye on grounds of lying about her age which made her ineligible to be a Youth Member of Parliament, [8] which was dismissed by the High Court of Masaka in 2019.[ citation needed ]

Committees, membership, and appointments

Personal life

Sarah Babirye Kityo is married and a mother of two. [12]

She has participated in all the East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games tournaments (2016–2019), and she has helped the Uganda Women Parliamentary team win several accolades:

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