Kiga People - Prominent Kiga Personalities

Prominent Kiga Personalities

Prominent people of Kiga origin include:

• Kwatsi Alibaruho, the first African-American Flight Director for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
• Ruhakana Rugunda, former Ugandan Permanent Representative to the United Nations and first Ugandan Chairman of the UN Security Council, currently Minister of Communication and Information Technology.
• Amama Mbabazi, current Ugandan Prime Minister and Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement party, formerly Security Minister and State Minister for Defence.
• Kizza Besigye, Ugandan Opposition Politician, current leader of the Forum for Democratic Change, three time runner-up to President Yoweri Museveni in presidential elections (2001, 2006, 2011).
• Festo Kivengere, former Anglican Bishop and critic of dictator Idi Amin's regime. His tomb at St Peter's cathedral, Rugarama in Kabale District is revered by many Anglican Kiga people.
• Shaka Ssali, radio and TV presenter with the Voice of America.
• Henry Banyenzaki, Ugandan politician, MP for Rubanda West and Minister for Economic Monitoring.
• David Bahati, Ugandan Politician, MP for Ndorwa East. Infamous for proposing legislation that would have Ugandans of non-heterosexual orientantion, as well as those who fail to report them to authorities, hanged.
• Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, economist and banker, current Governor of the Central Bank of Uganda.
• Keith Muhakanizi, Secretary to the Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Monitoring, Uganda.
• Jack Sabiiti, Ugandan politician, MP for Rukiga County.
• Hope Mwesigye, Ugandan politician, former Ugandan Minister of Agriculture.
• Amos Nzeeyi, Ugandan businessman, owner of the Pepsi franchise in Uganda, Hotloaf Bakery and several real estate properties.
• Menshan (Daniel Besigye), Ugandan reggae musician.
• Charles Muhangi, Ugandan businessman and rally driver, former African Rally Champion, owner of Horizon Football Club and Horizon Coaches, a popular bus company that plies the route between Kabale and Ugandan capital, Kampala.
• Professor Ben Kiregyera, a Ugandan world-class statistician from Kamuganguzi, Kabale.
• Henry Bagazonzya, a Ugandan expert on Micro-finance who works at the World Bank in Washington D.C.
• Moses 'MMC' Sabiiti Creator of The Hostel, Uganda's number one TV Series and a Ugandan pioneer Hip Hop producer
• Peter Bamuhigire Software Developer and Historian From Ndorwa County, Kabale.