Amos Lugoloobi
Amos Lugoloobi | |
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| State Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1961 Kayunga District, Uganda |
| Party | National Resistance Movement |
| Spouse | Evelyne Nakimera |
| Education | Eastern and Southern African Management Institute |
Amos Lugoloobi (born 21 June 1961) is a Ugandan politician. He is currently the state minister for finance and planning and the representative member for Ntenjeru north, Kayunga District in the Ugandan 11th Parliament.
In October 2023, he was charged with corruption-related offense related to stealing iron sheets, something which multiple government officials have been implicated.[1] He continued to maintain his innocence and subsequently the trial was halted after the office of the director of public prosecution (DPP) dropped the charges earlier preferred against him at the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala.[2][3][4][5]
Lugoloobi remains sanctioned by the United States department of state and the United Kingdom together with his spouse and other high ranking government officials such as speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among, former deputy CDF Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu, former state minister for Karamoja affairs Agnes Nandutu, and former minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu[6][7][8]
Early life and education
Lugoloobi was born on 21 June 1961 to Bwogi, a former UTV director and Mary Bwogi in Kayunga District. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Makerere University and a master's degree in Business Administration from the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI).[9]
Career
He is a politician and he is affiliated to National Resistance Movement and a member of parliament.[9] He runs personal projects relating to clean water, games and sports, health, education, student sponsorship programs and livelihood enhancement initiatives such as bore hall drilling and repair.[9]
Parliamentary duties
He is an active member of the business committee, committee of finance, planning and economic development and the budgets committee.[9][10] He is currently the state minister for finance.[11]
Personal details
Lugoloobi is married to Evelyne Nakimera.[12]
External links
References
- ^ Muhumuza, Rodney (2023-04-17). "Uganda charges second minister in major corruption scandal". AP News. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ Nabakooza, Shamim. "DPP Drops Mabati Theft Case Against Lugoloobi". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ "Minister Lugoloobi stole Karamoja iron sheets - state witnesses tell court". Observer. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Iron sheets scandal: The evidence against Kitutu, Lugoloobi". Monitor. 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ "Iron Sheets Saga: DPP withdraws charges against minister Lugoloobi". Monitor. 2025-11-11. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ Law, Madeline Yingling | U. Pittsburgh School of; US (2024-05-31). "US sanctions Uganda officials for corruption and human rights violations". www.jurist.org. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ "Among, Magogo, Lugoloobi among eight Ugandan officials sanctioned by US". Monitor. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ "U.S. Joins UK in Sanctioning Senior Ugandan Officials". allAfrica.com. 2024-05-31. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
- ^ a b c d "Hon. Lugoloobi Amos". MPScan Uganda. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Amos Lugoloobi". theyworkforyou.github.io. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Lugoloobi's budget - FULL SPEECH". Monitor. 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
- ^ "Mother says her daughter a wife to Minister Amos Lugoloobi wants to kill her over property". Newsday.co.ug. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2022-03-02.