Isaac Musumba

{{short description|Ugandan lawyer and politician}}

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{{Infobox person

| honorific_prefix = Hon

| name = Musumba Isaac Isanga

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| caption = Musumba Isaac in 2016

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|12|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Uganda

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| alma_mater = Makerere University
{{small|(Bachelor of Laws)}}
{{small|(Master of Laws)}}
Law Development Centre
{{small|(Diploma in Legal Practice)}}

| occupation = Lawyer & Politician

| years_active = 1985 — present

| nationality = Ugandan

| citizenship = Uganda

| known_for = Politics

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| title = Former MP For Buzaaya County

| spouse = {{small|Salaamu Musumba}}

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Musumba Isaac Isanga (born 16 December 1961) is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He served as the State Minister for Regional Foreign Affairs, from June 2006 until May 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.go.ug/mp_database/profile.php?mid=309|title=Parliament of Uganda|website=www.parliament.go.ug}}

{{cite web

|newspaper=New Vision (Kampala)

|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/501695

|first=Henry

|title=Cabinet Ministries Allocated

|accessdate=13 March 2015

|date=2 June 2006

|last=Mukasa

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211112501/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/501695

|archivedate=11 December 2014

}} In the cabinet reshuffle on 27 May 2011, he was dropped from the cabinet and was replaced by Asuman Kiyingi.{{cite web|

url=https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150208384704078&comments|title=Comprehensive List of New Cabinet Appointments & Dropped Ministers|date=27 May 2011|accessdate=13 March 2015|via=Facebook}} He also served as the elected Member of Parliament (MP), representing "Buzaaya County", Kamuli District, from 1996 until 2011. During the 2011 national elections, he lost to Muzaale Martin Kisule Mugabi, during the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries.{{cite web| title=Sixteen Ministers Beaten In NRM Polls |newspaper=New Vision | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/731269 |date=7 September 2010 |access-date=13 March 2015 |first1=Barbara|last1=Among|first2=Tom|last2=Gwebayanga |location=Kampala |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124312/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/731269|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1005888/-/co9a09z/-/index.html|title=Ministers Lose In Kamuli |date=8 September 2010 |first1=Sam Opio |last1=Caleb |first2=Martin |last2=Sebuyira | access-date=13 March 2015 |newspaper=Daily Monitor | location=Kampala}} In 2016, he bounced back into the 10th parliament (2016 - 2021), representing Buzaaya County, in Kamuli District, on the NRM ticket.{{cite web|url=https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/kamuli-returns-isaac-musumba-kizige-to-parliament |title=Kamuli Returns Isaac Musumba, Kizige to Parliament |publisher=Uganda Radio Network |date=20 February 2016 |first=Yeko|last=Kyaiswa |access-date=31 December 2020 |location=Kampala}} In the 2021 elections, he lost in the NRM primaries to Martin Muzaale and decided to contest as an Independent candidate and further lost to the NRM’s flag bearer, Muzaale Martin Kisule Mugabi.{{Cite web|date=2020-09-05|title=Minister Musumba Defeated in Buzaaya by Kadaga Ally|url=https://chimpreports.com/minister-musumba-defeated-in-buzaaya-by-kadaga-ally/|access-date=2021-03-25|website=ChimpReports|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Voters speak on why they kicked out 24 ministers, VP|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/special-reports/elections/voters-speak-on-why-they-kicked-out-24-ministers-vp-3262462|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Daily Monitor|language=en}}