Fred Mukisa

Fred Mukisa
Born (1949-04-04) 4 April 1949
Uganda
Residence Kampala, Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Ethnicity Musoga
Citizenship Uganda
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Arts in Economics)
(Diploma in Education)
(Master of Education)
Occupation Educators & Politician
Years active 1976 — present
Known for Politics
Home town Bugiri
Religion Christian

Frederick Douglas Mwanja Mukisa, commonly known as Fred Mukisa, is a Ugandan educator and politician. He served as the State Minister for Fisheries in the Ugandan Cabinet, from 1 June 2006 until 27 May 2011.[1] In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, he was dropped from the cabinet and replaced by Ruth Nankabirwa.[2] He also served as the elected Ugandan Parliament, representing "Bukooli County Central", Bugiri District, from 2006 until 2011. During the 2011 national election cycle, he lost to Hajji Siraji Lyavala during the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries, who in turn lost to Wafula Oguttu of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), in the general election.[3] In March 2015, Siraji Lyavala was elected Chairman (LC-5) of Bugiri District.[4]

Background and education

He was born in Bugiri District on 4 April 1949. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics, specializing in the Rural Economy, awarded by Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university, founded in 1922. He also holds the postgraduate Diploma in Education from the same institution. His degree of Masters in Education Planning & Management, was also obtained from Makerere.

Work experience

Fred Mukisa started as a teacher in Economics & Accounting, in a high school in Kenya, from 1976 until 1978. He returned to Uganda and worked as a Revenue Accountant, at Kakira Sugar Works, in Jinja, from 1979 until 1981. He then went back to Kenya and worked as the Headmaster at Ekwanda High School, from 1981 until 1985. During that period, from 1976 until 1984, he served as an Examiner for the East African Examination Council (EAEC).

Following the capture of power by the National Resistance Movement in 1986, Fred Mukisa returned to Uganda and worked as a Political Mobilizer, for the NRM in the Busoga sub-region, from 1986 until 1987. In 1987, he was appointed Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Eastern Uganda, serving in that capacity until 1991. He was then transferred to the NRM Headquarters in Kampala, where he served as the Deputy Director, of the NRM Secretariat, from 1994 until 1998.

In 1998, he was appointed Minister of State for Fisheries, serving in that capacity until 2001. He also served as a member of the Uganda Land Commission from 2003 until 2006.[5] In 2006, he was re-appointed Minister of State for Fisheries, a position that he had served in between 1998 until 2001.[1] In a space of about six months from November 2010 until May 2011, he lost both his parliamentary seat in a primary election and his cabinet post in a cabinet reshuffle.

Personal details

Fred Mukisa is married. He belongs to the National Resistance Movement political party. His interests include reading, traveling and farming

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mukasa, Henry (2 June 2006). "Cabinet Ministries Allocated". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Monitor Team, . (28 May 2011). "Full List of Ugandan Ministers Appointed By President Museveni On 27 May 2011". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Will Oguttu Fight Bukholi Jiggers?". New Vision (Kampala). 29 October 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Musobya, Asuman (20 March 2015). "NRM Wins Bugiri By-Elections". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ↑ The Work History of Fred Mukisa

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.