President Yoweri Museveni has appointed and reshuffled ambassadors and sent their names to Parliament for consideration and approval.
The list that released on Sunday evening features several former politicians mainly from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.
“By virtue of the powers vested in the President of the Republic of Uganda, by Article 122 (1), I hereby appoint the following as Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Deputy Ambassadors to the respective brotherly and friendly countries as listed here below”
Below is the complete list of appointments
1. Burundi – Maj. Gen. Matayo Kyaligonza;
2. Rome – Amb. Elizabeth Napeeyok
3. Washington DC – Ms. Robbie Kakonge;
4. Copenhagen – Ms. Margaret Bakyira;
5. Dar-es-Salaam – Col. (Rtd) Fred Mwesigye;
6. Khartoum – Dr. Yahaya Rashid Ssemudu;
7. Paris – Ms. Amule Doreen;
8. Kigali – Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Robert Rusoke;
9. New York – Amb. Adonia Ayebare
(Special Envoy);
10. Algiers – Amb. Alintuma Nsambu;
11. New Delhi – Amb. Joyce K. Kikafuunda;
12. Canberra – Amb. Dorothy Hyuha;
13. London – Amb. Nimisha Madhvani;
14. Berlin – Amb. Mubiru Stephen;
15. Ankara – Ms. Nusura Tiperu;
16. Kuala-Lumper – Ms. Betty Bigombe;
17. Brussels – Amb. Miriam Blaak;
18. Moscow – Mr. Moses Kizige;
19. Abu Dhabi – Amb. Zaake Kibedi;
20. Mogadishu – Prof. Sam Turyamuhika;
21. Abuja – Amb. Nelson Ocheger;
22. Addis Ababa – Amb. Rebecca Otengo;
23. Ottawa – Amb. Ruth Aceng;
24. Cairo – Amb. Sam Male Sebulime;
25. Kinshasa – Hajji. Farid Kaliisa;
26. Juba – Amb. Brig. Ronnie Balya;
27. Doha – Amb. Stephen Chebrot;
28. Tehran – Kisambira Tezikuba Mohammed;
29. Riyadh – Amb. Isaac Sebulime;
30. Nairobi – Amb. Dr. Hassan Galiwango;
31. Beijing – Amb. Oliver Wonekha
32. Geneva – Amb. Mercel R. Tibaleka
33. Tokyo – Ms. Tophas Byagira Kaahwa;
34. Pretoria – Mr. Amoru Paul;
35. Luanda – Col. (Rtd) Julius Kihaanda;
36. Guanzhou – Ms. Nsababeera Judith;
37. Havana – Ms. Musaazi Nabbaka Elizabeth.
Deputy Ambassadors:
1. Cairo – Lt. Gen. Charles Angina;
2. Abuja – Mr. Nnam Alfred;
3. Mogadishu – Maj. Gen (Rtd) Mugisha Nathan;
4. New Delhi – Ms. Margaret Kyogyire.
SIGNED this …….day of ………………., in the Year of our Lord Two thousand Twenty One (2021).
Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Gen (Rtd)
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA.
Among the new Ambassadors is Dr Yahya Rashid Ssemudu who has been posted to Khartoum, Sudan. He replaces James William Kinobe.
Col (rtd) Fred Mwesigye has been appointed as Ambassador of Uganda to Tanzania, replacing Richard Kabonero.