Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune


Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune is a Ugandan politician. He is the State Minister for Microfinance in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 6 June 2016. He concurrently served as the elected parliamentary representative for Kyotera County, Kyotera District, in the 10th Ugandan Parliament. Following the general elections in Uganda in 2021, John Paul Mpalanyi Lukwago, a member of the Democratic Party, succeeded him in parliament.

Personal life

Parliament records list Kyeyune as born on 24 August 1979 and is married.

Political career

Parliament

Kyeyune served as the directly elected Member of Parliament for Kyotera County in Rakai District after the 2016 general elections, running on the National Resistance Movement ticket.
In the 2021 general elections, Kyeyune contested again for Kyotera County on the National Resistance Movement ticket and lost to John Paul Lukwago Mpalanyi of the Democratic Party, according to Electoral Commission results.
Parliament records list Kyeyune as an ex officio member in the 11th Parliament, due to Cabinet office.

Cabinet

On 6 June 2016, President Yoweri Museveni appointed Kyeyune as Minister of State for Microfinance.
State House and Parliament lists Kyeyune as Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
In parliamentary proceedings, Kyeyune has tabled statements in the House in the ministerial role.

Elections

In June 2022, Kyeyune announced plans to contest the Bukoto Central parliamentary seat in the 2026 elections, according to press reporting.