Teddy Nambooze

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Teddy Nambooze is a Ugandan accountant and a legislator. [1] She serves as the elected Woman Member of Parliament for Mpigi district in Uganda's 11th parliament. Politically she is affiliated to National Unity Platform (NUP) [2] under whose ticket she contested in the 2021 general elections. [3]

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Background and education

Nambooze was born in Ggoli a village in Kammengo sub-county [4] along Kampala-Masaka road in Mpigi district. She attended St. Bruno Secondary School Ggoli in Kammengo sub-county for her high school education. Nambooze studied a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration at Nkumba University, Entebbe, [5] [ circular reference ] in Uganda in 2002. [3]

Work experience

Nambooze worked as a data entry at the Ministry of Education before joining the Hunger project in Kalamba sub-county in Butamabala district, the project was intended to teach teach women in the area financial skills to alleviate poverty. The project set up a SACCO. Due to her hard work, Nambooze was appointed the SACCO manager.

In 2011, Nambooze started up a bank in the names Trust Development Initiative (TRUDI) where she currently serves as the director. In 2016, she contested on the Mpigi district woman MP, unfortunately results were not her favor. [6] In 2021, Nambooze came back to contest on the same position and this time round emerged the winner. She is currently a legislator in the Parliament of Uganda [1] serving as the Woman member of Parliament elect for Mpigi district. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "List of members of the eleventh Parliament of Uganda", Wikipedia, 2021-03-13, retrieved 2021-03-22
  2. ↑ "NUP names 380 MP flag bearers". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  3. 1 2 "Personality of the Day: Meet Teddy Nambooze a woman who started the only bank in Kammengo Sub-County". Whisper Eye. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Parishes in Kamengo Subcounty, Mpigi District, Uganda". www.lcmt.org. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  5. ↑ "Nkumba University", Wikipedia, 2021-01-19, retrieved 2021-03-22
  6. ↑ "Personality of the Day: Meet Teddy Nambooze a woman who started the only bank in Kammengo Sub-County". Whisper Eye. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
  7. ↑ "Mpigi District". mpigi.go.ug. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
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