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Tophace Kaahwa
Tophace Kaahwa
Born	Tophace Kaahwa; 1 September 1974 (age 49); Hoima District, Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Citizenship	Uganda
Alma mater	Bulera Core Primary Teachers' College (Grade III Teacher Certificate); Kyambogo University (Diploma in Teacher Education, Bachelor of Education); Uganda Christian University (Masters of Education, Planning and Management);
Occupation(s)	Teacher, politician
Years active	1996–present
Title	Uganda's ambassador to Japan

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Tophace Byagira Kaahwa, (born 1 September 1974), is a teacher and politician in Uganda, who serves as the country's ambassador to Japan.^[1]

She previously served as the Member of Parliament for the Hoima District Women's Representative in the 10th Parliament (2016–2021). She served in the same role in the 9th Parliament (2011–2016).^[2]

Background and education[edit]

Kaahwa was born in Hoima District, in the Western Region of Uganda, on 1 September 1974. She attended Kihabwemi Primary School. where she attained her Primary Leaving Examinations(PLE) then She then joined to Ikoba Girls' Secondary School, where she completed her O-Level studies and she attained her Uganda Certificate of Education(UCE) from there.^[2]

In 1994, she enrolled into Bulera Core Primary Teachers' College, graduating in 1996, with a Grade III Teacher's Certificate. Later, she was admitted to Kyambogo University, where she first obtained a Diploma in Teacher Education in 2003, followed by a Bachelor of Education degree in 2008. In 2013, she received a Masters of Education, Planning and Management degree from the Uganda Christian University, in Mukono District.^[2]

Work experience[edit]

She started out as a Grade III Teacher at Katereiga Primary School and at St. Aloysius Primary School, where she taught until 1998. In 2005, following the Diploma from Kyambogo University, she was appointed Deputy Head Teacher at Bunyoro Catholic School, Kigaaya, before she became the Head Teacher at Haibale Primary School, serving there until 2006.^[2]

From 2006 until 2010, she served as a tutor at Bulera Core Primary Teachers' College, where she was the Acting Deputy Principal in 2008.^[2]

Political career[edit]

In 2010, she joined Uganda's elective politics. She contested and won the National Resistance Movement political party primary against the two-term incumbent Beatrice Byenkya, in the Hoima District Women's Constituency.^[3] She went on to win the general election and was re-elected in 2016.^[2]

While working in Parliament, she has been a member of the Committee on Commissions, State Authorities & State Enterprises (COSACE), the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee of on Equal Opportunities.^[2]^[4]

References[edit]

^ Apofeed (24 August 2022). "Courtesy Call by H.E. Ms. Tophace Kaahwa, Ambassador-designate of the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda on 18th August 2022" (Apofeed on behalf of the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan). African.Business. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Parliament of Uganda (2017). "Parliament of Uganda Members of the 10th Parliament: Kaahwa Tophace Byagira". Kampala: Parliament of Uganda. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ Fred Kiva (3 September 2010). "Hoima's Beatrice Byenkya Discards Poll Results". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "NRM's Businge takes Hoima seat". Nile Post. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

External links[edit]

Kiiza Started Out With Sh100 To Become Hoima’s Billionaire As at 18 March 2013.
Residents Query Refinery Plans As of 13 March 2013.

[0R-1] Apofeed (24 August 2022). "Courtesy Call by H.E. Ms. Tophace Kaahwa, Ambassador-designate of the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda on 18th August 2022" (Apofeed on behalf of the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan). African.Business. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[1R-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Parliament of Uganda (2017). "Parliament of Uganda Members of the 10th Parliament: Kaahwa Tophace Byagira". Kampala: Parliament of Uganda. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[2R-3] Fred Kiva (3 September 2010). "Hoima's Beatrice Byenkya Discards Poll Results". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

[4] "NRM's Businge takes Hoima seat". Nile Post. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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-'''Tophace Byagira Kaahwa''', (born 1 September 1974), is an educator and politician in Uganda, who serves as the [[Parliament of Uganda|Member of Parliament]] for the [[Hoima District]] Women's Representative in the 10th Parliament (2016—2021). She served in the same role in the 9th Parliament (2011—2016).<ref name="1R">{{cite web|publisher=[[Parliament of Uganda]] |author=Parliament of Uganda |access-date=20 April 2019 |url=https://www.parliament.go.ug/mp_database/profile.php?mid=432 |title=Parliament of Uganda Members of the 10th Parliament: Kaahwa Tophace Byagira |year=2017 |location=Kampala}}</ref>
+'''Tophace Byagira Kaahwa''', (born 1 September 1974), is a teacher and politician in [[Uganda]], who serves as the country's ambassador to [[Japan]].<ref name="0R">{{cite web|
+url=https://african.business/2022/08/apo-newsfeed/courtesy-call-by-h-e-ms-tophace-kaahwa-ambassador-designate-of-the-embassy-of-the-republic-of-uganda-on-18th-august-2022/ |title=Courtesy Call by H.E. Ms. Tophace Kaahwa, Ambassador-designate of the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda on 18th August 2022 |author=Apofeed |  work=African.Business |date=24 August 2022 |access-date=17 September 2022 |format=Apofeed on behalf of the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Japan}}</ref>
+She previously served as the [[Parliament of Uganda|Member of Parliament]] for the [[Hoima District]] Women's Representative in the 10th Parliament (2016–2021). She served in the same role in the 9th Parliament (2011–2016).<ref name="1R">{{cite web|publisher=[[Parliament of Uganda]] |author=Parliament of Uganda |access-date=20 April 2019 |url=https://www.parliament.go.ug/mp_database/profile.php?mid=432 |title=Parliament of Uganda Members of the 10th Parliament: Kaahwa Tophace Byagira |year=2017 |location=Kampala}}</ref>
 ==Background and education==
-Kaahwa was born in Hoima District, in the [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Region]] of Uganda, on 1 September 1974. She attended Kihabwemi Primary School. She then transferred to Ikoba Girls' Secondary School, where she completed her O-Level studies.<ref name="1R"/>
+Kaahwa was born in Hoima District, in the [[Western Region, Uganda|Western Region]] of Uganda, on 1 September 1974. She attended Kihabwemi Primary School. where she attained her Primary Leaving Examinations(PLE) then She then joined to Ikoba Girls' Secondary School, where she completed her O-Level studies and she attained her [[Uganda Certificate of Education]](UCE) from there.<ref name="1R" />
-In 1994, she enrolled into Bulera Core Primary Teachers' College, graduating in 1996, with a Grade III Teacher's Certificate. Later, she was admitted to [[Kyambogo University]], where she first obtained a [[Education|Diploma in Teacher Education]] in 2003, followed by a [[Bachelor of Education]] degree in 2008. In 2013, she received a [[Education|Masters of Education, Planning and Management]] degree from the [[Uganda Christian University]], in [[Mukono District]].<ref name="1R"/>
+In 1994, she enrolled into Bulera Core Primary Teachers' College, graduating in 1996, with a Grade III Teacher's [[Academic certificate|Certificate]]. Later, she was admitted to [[Kyambogo University]], where she first obtained a [[Education|Diploma in Teacher Education]] in 2003, followed by a [[Bachelor of Education]] degree in 2008. In 2013, she received a [[Education|Masters of Education, Planning and Management]] degree from the [[Uganda Christian University]], in [[Mukono District]].<ref name="1R" />
 ==Work experience==
-She started out as a Grade III Teacher at Katereiga Primary School and at St. Aloysius Primary School, where she taught until 1998. In 2005, following the Diploma from Kyambogo University, she was appointed Deputy Head Teacher at Bunyoro Catholic School, Kigaaya, before she became the Head Teacher at Haibale Primary School, serving there until 2006.<ref name="1R"/>
+She started out as a Grade III Teacher at Katereiga Primary School and at St. Aloysius Primary School, where she taught until 1998. In 2005, following the Diploma from Kyambogo University, she was appointed Deputy Head Teacher at Bunyoro Catholic School, Kigaaya, before she became the Head Teacher at Haibale Primary School, serving there until 2006.<ref name="1R" />
-From 2006 until 2010, she served as a tutor at Bulera Core Primary Teachers' College, where she was the Acting Deputy Principal in 2008.<ref name="1R"/>
+From 2006 until 2010, she served as a tutor at Bulera Core Primary Teachers' College, where she was the Acting Deputy Principal in 2008.<ref name="1R" />
 ==Political career==
-In 2010, she joined Uganda's elective politics. She contested and won the [[National Resistance Movement]] political party primary against the two-term incumbent [[Beatrice Byenkya]], in the Hoima District Women's Constituency.<ref name="2R">{{cite web| title=Hoima's Beatrice Byenkya Discards Poll Results |date=3 September 2010 |access-date=20 April 2019 |author=Fred Kiva | url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/hoimas-beatrice-byenkya-discards-poll-results |publisher=[[Uganda Radio Network]] | location=Kampala}}</ref> She went on to win the general election and was re-elected in 2016.<ref name="1R"/>
+In 2010, she joined Uganda's elective politics. She contested and won the [[National Resistance Movement]] political party primary against the two-term incumbent [[Beatrice Byenkya]], in the Hoima District Women's Constituency.<ref name="2R">{{cite web| title=Hoima's Beatrice Byenkya Discards Poll Results |date=3 September 2010 |access-date=20 April 2019 |author=Fred Kiva | url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/hoimas-beatrice-byenkya-discards-poll-results |publisher=[[Uganda Radio Network]] | location=Kampala}}</ref> She went on to win the general election and was re-elected in 2016.<ref name="1R" />
-While working in Parliament, she has been a member of the Committee on Commissions, State Authorities & State Enterprises (COSACE), the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee of on Equal Opportunities.<ref name="1R"/>
+While working in Parliament, she has been a member of the Committee on Commissions, State Authorities & State Enterprises (COSACE), the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee of on Equal Opportunities.<ref name="1R" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=27 September 2019|title=NRM's Businge takes Hoima seat|url=https://nilepost.co.ug/2019/09/27/nrms-businge-takes-hoima-seat/|access-date=12 April 2021|website=Nile Post|language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==See also==
+*[[List of members of the ninth Parliament of Uganda]]
-* [[Kabakumba Masiko]]
+*[[List of members of the tenth Parliament of Uganda]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 *[https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1315796/kiiza-started-sh100-hoima-billionaire Kiiza Started Out With Sh100 To Become Hoima’s Billionaire] As at 18 March 2013.
 *[https://mobile.monitor.co.ug/News/Residents-query-refinery-plans/-/691252/1718264/-/format/xhtml/-/jyb8ogz/-/monitor.co.ug Residents Query Refinery Plans] As of 13 March 2013.
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 [[Category:Uganda Christian University alumni]]
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+[[Category:21st-century Ugandan politicians]]
+[[Category:21st-century Ugandan women politicians]]