Minsa Kabanda
Hajjat Minsa Kabanda | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs | |
| Assumed office June 2021 | |
| President | Yoweri Museveni |
| Member of Parliament for Kampala Central | |
| Assumed office 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Nsereko |
| Personal details | |
| Occupation | Politician |
Minsa Kabanda, also known as Hajjat Minsa Kabanda, is a Ugandan politician who has served as the Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs since June 2021 to present and she is the elected Member of Parliament for Kampala Central in the 2026 general elections. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party. [1][2][3][4][5]
Political career
As Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Minsa Kabanda leads the ministry responsible for coordinating metropolitan governance, infrastructure planning, local services and urban reforms in Kampala. In this role she works alongside officials such as Lord mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor and the heads of city's five divisions.[6]She was one of the ministers who finalized plans for the company to assemble and manufacture buses to ease transport needs in the greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) through Kampala Capital City Authority and the METU bus industries. However, President Museveni rejected loans for importation of buses.[7]
Kabanda represented Kisenyi slum in the Kampala Central Division Council and in 2016, she contested for the Kampala Central parliamentary seat on an NRM ticket, and lost to Muhammad Nsereko who had 25,746 votes compared to 12,380 votes she had garnered.[8] In 2025, she was declared unopposed for the NRM party flag bearer for Kampala Central Division parliamentary seat after her opponents stepped down during party primaries.[9]
Parliamentary career
In 2026 , the Ugandan general election, Kabanda contested the parliamentary seat for the Kampala Central constituency on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ticket. She was declared the winner, defeating several candidates including National Unity Platform candidate David Rubongoya and Abraham Luzzi among others.[10][11][12]
Public engagement & initiatives
Youth and Skill Development
She has publicly supported skilling programs that aim to reduce crime by providing vocational skills to young people in Kampala, noting a positive impact on local communities.[13]
Business and Entrepreneurship Support
Under her leadership with KCCA, she helped launch business hubs like in Makindye division to equip marginalised youths with entrepreneurial and career readiness skills, often in collaboration with partners such as Voluteer Services Overseas (VSO) and Standard Chartered Foundation. These hubs support training in ICT, career guidance and provide startup kits to beneficiaries.[14]
See also
References
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- ^ "Ugandaelections2026: Voters oust MPs, ministers, shake up parliament". New Vision. 2026-01-17. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "KCCA welcomes new Kampala Ministers". HICGI News Agency. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "M7 to be Surrounded by Bootylicius Ladies, He Names New Cabinet". Voice of Bugerere. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "BREAKING: Museveni finally names Cabinet". The Informer UG. 2021-06-08. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
- ^ "Misi Kabanda: Biography, Family and Husband". Flash Uganda Media. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ "President rejects Loans for Importation of Buses | Uganda Media Centre". www.mediacentre.go.ug. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ^ "Inside Minsa's plan to help NRM retain Kampala Central". Monitor. 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "NRM: Minister Kabanda unopposed as two withdraw from party primaries". The Independent Uganda. 2025-06-26. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Inside Kampala parliamentary vote hunt". Monitor. 2025-11-15. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ Mulondo, Lawrence (2025-10-24). "Politics: Kabanda seeks to unite Kampala Central voters under inclusive leadership". New Vision. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ "Ugandaelections2026: Voters oust MPs, ministers, shake up parliament". New Vision. 2026-01-17. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ PPU (2025-03-06). "Minister Kabanda Lauds Presidential Skilling Project For Reducing Crime - State House Uganda". Retrieved 2026-02-04.
- ^ "MINISTER KABANDA LAUNCHES BUSINESS HUB TO EQUIP YOUTHS". KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AUTHORITY. 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2026-02-04.