Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe
Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe | |
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 Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe in 2026. | |
| Member of the Uganda Parliament for Kibale County | |
| Assumed office 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1977 |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Party | National Resistance Movement |
| Spouse | Doreen Abigaba |
| Alma mater | Makerere University University of Kiel |
Known for | Politics and Engineering |
Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe (born 24 May 1977) is a Ugandan politician and engineer. He represents Kibale County, Kamwenge District in the parliament of Uganda. He was elected on the ticket of National Resistance Movement in 2012.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
In the eleventh parliament, he served on Committee on Education and Sports.[7]
Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe was reelected to represent the people of Kibale County in Kamwenge district in the 12th parliament of Uganda following the January 2026 general elections in which he was elected on the National Resistance Movement (NRM), beating Brig Gen. Charles Kisembo who stood as independent having lost the NRM primary elections with a margin of 13,898.[8].[9]
In the 12th parliament, he chairs the parliamentary sectoral Committee on Education and Sports following his appointment on 7–8 July 2026.[10]
He is married to Ms. Doreen Abigaba, co-director of TEXOL Energies Uganda and founder of CADO Petroleum. They have 4 children. His family is known in Kamwenge for contributing to church functions and better education facilities in the area. They are also widely known for their agricultural input in the local coffee industry.
Early life and education
Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe was born on 24 May 1975 to Charles Mirembe and his wife in Kabale District. His father was a teacher while his mother was a housewife.Hon. Cuthbert Abigaba worked in MTN UGANDA and MTN GUINEA as a Senior Capital Projects Manager and an expatriate Principal Manager in the latter. He holds a Bsc Electrical Engineering, Msc Electrical Engineering, both from Makerere University and a MEng Electrical and telecommunications Engineering from University of Kiel.
Political career
He has served as Kibale County legialator since 2016. He served as the Vice Chairperson of the 11th Parliamentary Committee of Education and Sports. He serves as the Kamwenge District Roads Committee Chairman, overseeing district budgets for road infastracture. On 7th July 2026, he was appointed Chairperson of the Committee on Education and Sports. He is also the Chairperson of Toroo Parliamentary Group and NRM Vice Chairman for Kamwenge District.[11]kyambogouniversity</ref>ugandaradionetwork.com[12]
References
- ↑ "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ "Full list on how MPs voted for the second reading". Parliament Watch. 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ acmeug (2016-05-17). "List of Members of Parliament of the 10th Parliament of Uganda". Uganda Journalists' Resource Centre. Archived from the original on 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ↑ "Abigaba Cuthbert Mirembe - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ "EC nullifies Kibale NUP candidate, declares rival winner". Monitor. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ "Electoral Commission releases 2021 parliamentary election report – 17 were unopposed in favour of NRM". CBS FM. 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ "Committee on Education and Sports – Parliament Watch". Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ "Salt TV (@SaltTvUganda) on X". X (formerly Twitter). 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "Parliament names backbench commissioners, constitutes committees | Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ instagram post@ cuthbert abigaba
- ↑ parliamentofuganda