James Nsaba Buturo


James Nsaba Buturo is a Ugandan politician. He was the Minister of State for Ethics & Integrity in the Office of the Vice President in the Cabinet of Uganda from 1 June 2006 until his resignation on 15 March 2011. In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, his docket was assigned to Father Simon Lokodo. He also served as the elected Member of Parliament representing "Bufumbira County East", Kisoro District, from 2001 until 2011. In the 2011 national elections, Nsaba Buturo lost in the primaries to Wagahugu Kwizera of the National Resistance Movement political party, who is the incumbent MP for that constituency. Nsaba Buturo insisted on contesting the general elections as an Independent candidate; but he still lost.

Background and education

He was born in Kisoro District, on 18 March 1951. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts in political science and public administration, from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest institution of tertiary education, founded in 1922. He also holds a postgraduate Diploma in Developmental Administration, also from Makerere. His degree of Master of Arts in Developmental Administration was received from the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. He then followed up with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the same field, also at Birmingham.

Career

From 1977 until 1986, he served as a District Commissioner in the Ministry of Local Government. He then emigrated to the United Kingdom, where he served as a Development Manager, from 1989 until 1995. In 1999 he returned to Uganda and was appointed Director of Planning & Monitoring for in the Uganda AIDS Commission, serving in that capacity until 2001.
In 2001, he entered politics and was elected to the Ugandan Parliament, to represent "Bufumbira County East", Kisoro District. He was re-elected in 2006. From 2001 to 2006, he served as the State Minister for Information & Broadcasting. He was retained as State Minister for Information in the cabinet reshuffle of 13 January 2005. In another cabinet reshuffle in June 2006, he was appointed State Minister for Ethics in the Office of the Vice President. In March 2011, he lost his parliamentary seat and resigned from the cabinet.

Personal information

James Nsaba Buturo is married. He belongs to the National Resistance Movement political party. He is reported to have special interest in reading and politics.