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Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) Kebisoni Subcounty,Rukungiri District |
| Other names | Etaara |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Teacher and journalist |
| Political party | National Resistance Movement |
| Parent(s) | Late George and Joy Kankunda |
Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi aliasEtaara is a Ugandan politician, teacher, and journalist.[1] He is the mayor ofMbarara City, One of the largest cities in South WesternUganda.[2]
At a tender age[clarification needed], his parents migrated to the currentKazo district in a village called Kantaganya,Kanonisubcounty, later joined Kantaganya primary school where he completed his primary seven.
He then joined Makobore High School inRukungiri for secondary education but because of school fees problems, he dropped out in Senior Three and joined Nyakagyeme Secondary School which was affordable and its where he completedUganda Certificate of Education. Thereafter he joined Rugarama Secondary School inNtungamo District forUganda Advanced Certificate of Education, and there after enrolled for a Diploma in Secondary Education at National Teachers’ College,Kabale, graduating in 1998.Meanwhile, when he started getting some good money, in 2012 he enrolled for Bachelor of Social Work andSocial Administration studies atBishop Stuart University inMbarara, and graduated on 16 October 2015. He is a member of the Anglican Church of Uganda.
In early 2002, Kakyebezi was given a job onRadio West in comic shows of Owatutanga aheru and Akagwe.[3] He spent over fourteen years working on Radio West marking him one of longest serving Presenters at the Radio Station, before Politics.[4]
In 2015, Kakyebezi contested and won theMbarara city mayoral sit inNational Resistance Movement primary Elections.[5] In 2019, NRM supporters urged him not contest in 2021Elections.[6]
Kakyebezi won theFDC candidate, Stanley katembeya in the general election in 2016.[7]
In 2018, he was allegedly involved in a caraccident which left two people injured and one dead.[8]In June 2019, he was sued for allegedly issuing defamatory pictures.[9]
In 2017, he was charged for accountability on over 300 millionKatete wooden bridge funds.[10] Early 2019, he was also grilled over unapprovedUshs1.7 billion spent on Streetlights.[11]
In March 2019, he was criticised for changing theAnkole symbolic cow Rusiina.[12]
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