Aisha Sekindi
Aisha Sekindi is a Ugandan educator and legislator. As of February 2022, she serves as Uganda's Minister of State for Water and the woman representative for Kalungu district in Uganda's eleventh parliament. She replaced Hon. Ronald Kibuule who handed over the office in July 2021. She held the same position in Uganda's tenth parliament. Politically, she is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement under whose ticket she contested in the 2016 general election, achieving victory over Aisha Naluyati Waligo of the Democratic Party Uganda.
Early life and education
Aisha Sekindi was born on 4 December 1970. She attended Kyato Muslim Primary School which she left in 1984 to join Kadugala Secondary School for her O Levels, which she obtained in 1988. Later on in 1995, she obtained a Teachers Certificate from Kibuli Teacher Training College.Career
Though Aisha Sekindi started out as a deputy headteacher at Saint Kizito Primary School, Lwengo, she moved on to becoming the Local Council V Councillor for Lwabenge and Secretary for Gender with Masaka District Local Government between 2001 and 2007.Prior to becoming a legislator, Aisha Sekindi served as deputy Resident District Commissioner for Lira district between 2013 and 2014. Before that, she had served in the same position in Tororo District and Kamuli District. Between 2010 and 2011, she was the Acting Resident District Commissioner for Buyende district.
As a female legislator in the tenth parliament of Uganda, she belonged to the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association and is listed as a member of the committee for agriculture.