Teddy Nambooze
Teddy Nambooze is a Ugandan politician and accountant.[1] She is serving as the woman member of Parliament for Mpigi district in the twelfth Parliament under the National Unity Platform (NUP).[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Nambooze was born in Ggoli, a village in Kammengo sub-county[5] 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 for a bachelor's degree in business administration at Nkumba University, Entebbe, in Uganda in 2002.[3]
Career
Nambooze worked as a data entry officer at the Ministry of Education before joining the Hunger project in Kalamba sub-county in Butamabala district, the project was intended to teach women in the area financial skills to alleviate poverty. The project set up a SACCO of which she was appointed the manager.[6]
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 seat but did not win.[3] In 2021, Nambooze came back to contest on the same position and was victorious. She is currently a legislator in the Parliament of Uganda[1] serving as the woman member of Parliament for Mpigi district.[7] In 2025 Teddy Nambooze was nominated by National Unity Platform to contest as their flag bearer on the Mpigi District woman MP seat.[8] She won and was sworn in on 15 May 2026 as the elected Mpigi District woman MP for the 2026 to 2031 term.[9]
References
- 1 2 "List of members of the eleventh Parliament of Uganda", Wikipedia, 2021-03-13, retrieved 2021-03-22
- ↑ "NUP names 380 MP flag bearers". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- 1 2 3 "Personality of the Day: Meet Teddy Nambooze a woman who started the only bank in Kammengo Sub-County". Whisper Eye. 2020-10-04. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ↑ "Members of the 12th Parliament" (PDF). Parliament. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Parishes in Kamengo Subcounty, Mpigi District, Uganda". www.lcmt.org. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ Reporter, Vision. "She started the only bank in Kammengo sub-county". New Vision. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ "Mpigi District". mpigi.go.ug. Retrieved 2021-03-22.
- ↑ "Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) on X". X (formerly Twitter). 2025-10-22. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
- ↑ "Day 3 of swearing-in of Members of Parliament - highlights | Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2026-08-10.