Kayogera Yona

Kayogera Yona
Member of Parliament for Busiki North County
In office
2021–2026
Preceded byAkamba Paul (2016-2021)
Personal details
Born (1984-04-14) April 14, 1984
Uganda
PartyNational Resistance Movement
Alma materGrade III teaching certificate
OccupationPolitician
CommitteesCommittee on Foreign Affairs; Committee on Human Rights; Committee on Equal Opportunities

Kayogera Yona (born 14 April 1984) is a Ugandan teacher and politician who is the Member of Parliament for Busiki North County, Namutumba District in the 11th Parliament of Uganda (2021–2026).[1] He is affiliated with the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Uganda's ruling political party.[1][2]

In Parliament, he is a member of Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Human Rights and Committee on Equal Opportunities.[3][4]

Education

Yona holds a Grade III teaching certificate.[5][6]

Political career

Kayogera Yona was elected to the Parliament of Uganda representing Busiki North County in 2021 where he won with 5,069 votes[7] succeeding Asupasa Isiko Wilson Mpongo who was the Member of Parliament for the same county in the 10th Parliament of Uganda (2011–2016).[8][9] He serves on multiple parliamentary committees, including the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Equal Opportunities, and the Committee on Human Rights.[3]

In the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries for the 2025 elections, Yona lost the party nomination for Busiki North to Isiko Mpongo.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Members of Parliament | Parliament". mpsdb.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Creation of more counties draws mixed responses". Monitor. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  3. 1 2 "Committee on Foreign Affairs – Parliament Watch". parliamentwatch.ug. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  4. ↑ "Committee on Equal Opportunities – Parliament Watch". parliamentwatch.ug. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  5. ↑ Kakembo, Muhammad (2024-07-03). "How educated are Uganda's MPs? Find out now". The Observer. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  6. ↑ Reporter, Our (2024-07-07). "The Highs and Lows of Education Among Uganda's MPs - See Shocking List!". The Standard News (Uganda). Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  7. ↑ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS RESULTS, 2021
  8. ↑ PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS RESULTS, 2016
  9. ↑ "Namutumba demands another constituency". Monitor. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  10. ↑ "NRM decides 2025: News wrap from party primaries across Uganda". Monitor. 2025-07-18. Retrieved 2025-11-22.