Ex-Kampala Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Nabilah Naggayi, has declared her intention to contest for the Kampala Lord Mayor seat in the upcoming elections.
Speaking on Sanyuka TV on Monday morning, Naggayi confirmed she will run as an independent candidate, distancing herself from any political party.
“I haven’t given up. I’m making a comeback and will be on the ballot for Lord Mayor—as an independent candidate,” she announced.
Nabilah Naggayi was born in Uganda in April 1972. She attended Kibuli Demonstration School for her primary education before she transferred to Kibuli Secondary school for her O-Level studies. She then completed her A-Level education at Mengo secondary school graduating from there with a high school diploma in 1992.
In 1994, Naggayi graduated with a Diploma in Transition from Saarland University, in Saarbrücken, Germany. In 1996, she went off to obtain a Bachelor of Arts degree from Makerere University, the oldest and largest public university in Uganda. Her degree of Master of Arts in Public Administration, was awarded by Makerere University in 2011.
Naggayi began her political career as a Councilor in Wakiso District Local Government in 2001, serving in that capacity until 2005. She, with others, including Muhammad Nsereko, the incumbent member of Parliament for Kampala Central Division, established the Social Democratic Party (SDP). She actively campaigned for the re-opening of the political space to multi-party democracy during the 2005 referendum. It was not until the run-up to the 2006 general elections, that she formally joined the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party.
