Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune

Hon.
Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune
Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Microfinance)
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 June 2016
PresidentYoweri Museveni
Personal details
Born (1979-08-24) August 24, 1979
PartyNational Resistance Movement

Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune is a Ugandan politician. He is the State Minister for Microfinance in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016.[1] He concurrently served as the elected parliamentary representative for Kyotera County, Kyotera District, in the 10th Ugandan Parliament (2016–2021).[2] Following the general elections in Uganda in 2021, John Paul Mpalanyi Lukwago, a member of the Democratic Party (DP), succeeded him in parliament.[3]

Personal life

Parliament records list Kyeyune as born on 24 August 1979 and is married.[4]

Political career

Parliament

Kyeyune served as the directly elected Member of Parliament for Kyotera County in Rakai District after the 2016 general elections, running on the National Resistance Movement ticket.[5]

In the 2021 general elections, Kyeyune contested again for Kyotera County on the National Resistance Movement ticket and lost to John Paul Lukwago Mpalanyi of the Democratic Party, according to Electoral Commission results.[6]

Parliament records list Kyeyune as an ex officio member in the 11th Parliament, due to Cabinet office.[7]

Cabinet

On 6 June 2016, President Yoweri Museveni appointed Kyeyune as Minister of State for Microfinance (Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development).[8]

State House and Parliament lists Kyeyune as Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Microfinance).[9]

In parliamentary proceedings, Kyeyune has tabled statements in the House in the ministerial role.[10]

Elections

In June 2022, Kyeyune announced plans to contest the Bukoto Central parliamentary seat in the 2026 elections, according to press reporting.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Uganda State House (6 June 2016). "Museveni's new cabinet list At 6 June 2016" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ^ POU (12 June 2016). "Members of Parliament: 208. Kyeyune Haruna Kasolo, Kyotera County, Rakai District". Kampala: Parliament of Uganda (POU). Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. ^ Reporter, Independent (22 January 2021). "Kyotera NUP, DP supporters released on bail". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Hon. Kyeyune Haruna Kasolo". Parliament of Uganda, Members of Parliament Database. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Gazette List MPs 2016" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Uganda. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  6. ^ "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, 2021 (MP results)" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Uganda. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  7. ^ "MEMBERS OF THE 11TH PARLIAMENT AS AT 03 AUGUST 2021" (PDF). Parliament of Uganda. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Betty Kamya, Nadduli and Tumukunde in new cabinet". The Independent (Uganda). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  9. ^ "The Cabinet". State House Uganda. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Parliament of Uganda Hansard record naming Mr Haruna Kyeyune as Minister of State (Microfinance and Small Enterprises)". Parliament of Uganda (CMIS/Hansard). 15 September 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  11. ^ "After losing in Kyotera, Minister Kasolo now eyes Bukoto Central MP seat". Daily Monitor. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2025.

Parliament of Uganda MP database profile: https://mpsdb.parliament.go.ug/mp-profile/eyJpdiI6IjQvV2NiUlUzSWpjbDFyUWtsNnFGQnc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiVXprRms5RDhlU21KdDYrUlEwWjBBdz09IiwibWFjIjoiZDkzMjUxMzU1NDI4MzE0YTdkYmIyNTU4NzYxZjM1MDkyNzNmMDgyZjNmMTU3MTk4ZjcwYjg2ODI5MWQzZDBkMyIsInRhZyI6IiJ9


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