Grace Tubwita

{{Infobox person

| name = Grace Tubwita

| birth_place = Uganda

| occupation = Politician

| years_active = 1996–present

}}

Grace Tubwita Bagaya Bukenya (née Grace Tubwita), commonly known as Grace Tubwita, is a Ugandan female physical planner and politician. She is the Chairperson of the Uganda Institute of Physical Planners.{{cite web | accessdate=9 November 2017 | url=https://www.bukedde.co.ug/bukedde/kasalabecca/1454817/-minisita-tereera-nkufuneko-kkopi | title=Minister Tereera Nufuneko Kkopi (Minister, Be Steady, Let Me Get A Copy of You) | language=Ganda | date=6 June 2017 | author=Musasi wa Bukedde (Bukedde Reporter) | location=Kampala | newspaper=Bukedde Newspaper | publisher=New Vision Group | archive-date=3 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503095924/https://www.bukedde.co.ug/bukedde/kasalabecca/1454817/-minisita-tereera-nkufuneko-kkopi | url-status=dead }}

Background and career

Grace Tubwita was born in Nakasongola District and she speaks the local dialect(Ruluuli). She represented the district in the Uganda parliament on two consecutive times; during the 7th parliament (2001 to 2006) and the 8th parliament (2006 to 2011), on the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party. She lost her seat during the 2010 NRM primary elections. She lost to Margaret Komuhangi, the incumbent,{{cite web| accessdate=9 November 2017 |author=POUG | url=http://www.parliament.go.ug/mp_database/profile.php?mid=240 |

title=Parliament of Uganda Members Of The 10th Parliament |

publisher=Parliament of Uganda (POUG) |date=9 November 2017 | location=Kampala}} whom she had defeated twice, in 2003 and 2015.{{cite web| accessdate=9 November 2017 |date=3 September 2010 | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1283471/nakasongola-woman-mp-tubwita-loses-nrm-primaries |title=Nakasongola Woman MP Tubwita loses in NRM primaries |newspaper=New Vision | first=Frederick | last=Kiwanuka | location=Kampala}}

Other considerations

Tubwita sits on the boards of directors of several companies including the Uganda National Oil Company, the national oil parastatal.{{cite web | url=http://www.oilinuganda.org/features/companies/national-oil-company-gets-ceo.html | title=National Oil Company gets CEO | date=1 June 2016 | accessdate=9 November 2017 | publisher=Oilinuganda.com (OINUG) | author=OING | location=Kampala | archive-date=8 July 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708104441/http://oilinuganda.org/features/companies/national-oil-company-gets-ceo.html | url-status=dead }}{{cite web| accessdate=9 November 2017 | url=https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1416576/uganda-national-oil-company-seeks-recruit-executives |title=Uganda National Oil Company seeks to recruit top executives |date=8 February 2016 |first=John | last=Odyek |

newspaper=New Vision |location=Kampala}} She is also a board member of the National Forestry Authority (NFA), another government-owned agency, as announced by then Minister of Information and National Guidance, Rose Namayanja, on 17 July 2014.{{cite web| url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/national-forestry-authority-gets-new-members-to-the-board-of-directors |title=National Forestry Authority Gets New Members to the Board of Directors | accessdate=9 November 2017 | date=17 July 2014 |publisher=Uganda Radio Network (URN) |

location=Kampala | first=Olive | last=Nakatudde}} In September 2016, Tubwita Grace Bagaya Bukenya was awarded the "Parliamentary Medal of Honor" in recognition of her parliamentary service to Uganda.{{cite web| url=http://eagle.co.ug/2016/09/22/besigye-byanyimas-generals-oyite-ojok-rwigyema-parliament-medal-list.html |title=Besigye, Byanyimas, Generals Oyite Ojok and Rwigyema on all-Parliament medal list | date=22 September 2016 | accessdate=9 November 2017 | first=Julius | last=Mwesigye | publisher=Eagle.co.ug (Eagle Uganda) |location=Kampala}}