Sheila Mwine Kabaije

Sheila Mwine Kabaije (born 26 February 1968[1]) is a Ugandan teacher and legislator. As of April 2020, she serves as the elected woman representative for Kiruhura District in Uganda's tenth parliament.[2] Politically, she is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement under whose ticket she contested in the 2016 general election,[3] achieving victory over Beatrice Balumba Rusaniya.[4]

Sheila Mwine Kabaije
Born (1968-02-26) 26 February 1968
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materInstitute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo
(Diploma in Secondary Education)
Makerere University
(Bachelor in Education)
Reading University
(Master in Education Organisation, Planning and Management)
OccupationPolitician, teacher
Years active1991–present
Known forPolitics, education
Home townKiruhura District
TitleMember of Parliament
Kiruhura District Women's Constituency

Background and education

Sheila Mwine attended Buganda Road Primary School which she left in 1981 to join Gayaza High School for both her O and A Levels between 1982 and 1988. In 1990, she joined the then Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo for an ordinary diploma in secondary education thereafter obtaining a bachelors degree in Education from Makerere University in 1996. She later obtained a Master of Education Organization, Planning and Management from Reading University in 2005.[1]

Career

Sheila Mwine started out as a teacher at Kinoni Girls School, Mbarara between 1991 and 1994. She was later transferred to Bishop Kivengere Girls School, Muyebe as a deputy headteacher between 1997 and 2001 after which she served as head teacher of the same school between 2001 and 2007. Subsequently, she served as the District Education Officer for Kiruhura District Local Government from 2007 to 2015[5] then contested for a parliamentary seat.[1]

In the tenth parliament of Uganda, she is a member of the committee on Education and Sports as well as that of Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises.[1]

References
  1. "Kabaije Sheila Mwine". Parliament of Uganda. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. Electoral Commission (13 April 2016). "General Parliamentary Elections 2016 Gazette List" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Uganda. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. "NRM Parliamentary Caucus". National Resistance Movement. 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "Ex-Kiruhura MP withdraws petition". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. "Teachers applaud newspapers as teaching aids". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
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