Milly Babalanda

Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda is a Ugandan politician. She became Minister of the Presidency in the Cabinet of Uganda under President Yoweri Museveni in June 2021. She is reportedly one of the president's most influential ministers. In September 2023, she received an award from the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS for her contribution towards the fight against HIV/AIDS in Uganda.

Early life and education

Milly Babalanda was born on 5 December 1970 in Nalinaibi village in Kamuli district to Sosani Magunda and Namuwaya Ruth. She sat her Primary Leaving Examinations in 1985 and joined Busoga High School for secondary education. After completing Senior Four in 1989 where she did not perform well, she became a village political mobilizer for politicians from her sub-county like the Rt Honorable Rebecca Kadaga. She went back to school and re-sat Senior Four in 2017 and then sat for her A-level in 2019 due to the need for academic qualifications for being a Senior Presidential Advisor.

Political career

Milly Babalanda was appointed the Deputy RDC Busia in 2014 by the President of Uganda. She later became the Assistant Head of the NRM National Chairman's office at Mbuya headed by Honorable Molly Nawe Kamukama. After the 2016 national elections,the President appointed her as a Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs and head of the NRM National Chairman's office where she served up until her current position.

Personal life

Babalanda is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and her husband, Samuel Babalanda, is a pastor. They have two biological children.