| Kabakumba Masiko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 October 1966 Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Ethnicity | Munyoro |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | Bachelor of Science in Economics (BSc.Econ) Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1996 — present |
| Known for | Politics |
| Home town | Masindi |
| Title | Minister of the Presidency & Minister for Kampala Capital City Authority |
| Religion | Anglican |
Princess Kabakumba Labwoni Masiko is a Ugandan politician. She is the former Minister of the Presidency in the Ugandan Cabinet. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. She replaced Beatrice Wabudeya who was dropped from the cabinet.[1] In that capacity, she also served as Minister for Kampala Capital City Authority.[2] She resigned from both those positions on 14 December 2011, following allegations of abuse of office, theft by taking, causing monetary loss to the government and conspiracy to defraud government.[3][4][5] She is also the elected Member of Parliament (MP) for "Bujenje County", Masindi District.
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She was born in Masindi District on 20 October 1966.[6]
Kabakumba Masiko holds the degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics from Makerere University. She also holds three diplomas as listed below:[7]
From 1986 until 1996, she worked as a party functionary for the ruling National Resistance Movement political party. In 1996, she ran for the parliamentary seat for Masindi District, winning that seat and serving in that position until 2001. In 2001, following redistricting, she ran for the seat of Bujenje County, in Masindi District, winning that seat and serving as area MP until 2006. In 2006, she was re-elected to the Ugandan Parliament. That same year she was appointed Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Government Chief Whip, a position she served in until her appointment to the information ministry in February 2009. [8] On 16 February 2009, she was appointed Minister of Information and National Guidance, serving in that position until 27 May 2011.[9]
Kabakumba Masiko is married to Lieutenant Colonel Henry Masiko, an officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF).[10]
In November 2011, members of the Uganda Police Force, acting on a tip-off, confiscated a radio transmitter and a radio mast from the premises of Kings Broadcasting Sercvice (KBS), in the town of Masindi, in Western Uganda. The equipment allegedly belongs to Uganda Broadcasting Service (UBC), the national radio and television network and were stolen from UBC in 2009 or 2010, when Kabakumba was the Minister of Information & National Guidance, responsible for UBC. KBS, which is now off the air, is owned by Kabakumba Masiko (75%) and by the station's General Manager (25%). She is also implicated in the irregular sale and lease of land that belongs to UBC, located in Bugoloobi, a suburb of Kampala.[11][12][13] The police has presented its findings to the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) for action.[14]
