Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza has been reappointed as the Ambassador to Burundi , a position he has held for more than a decade now.
Gen Kyaligonza has been in a series of controversial stories in the media including the alleged assault of a traffic officer in Nakawa along Jinja -Kampala highway in 2019.
His appointment came together with 37 more Ambassadors and four deputies appointed to different countries by President Yoweri Museveni and the names await parliamentary approval.
Also appointed to Turkey is former Arua Municipality 2018 by-election NRM candidate, Nusura Tiperu.
“By virtue of the powers vested in the President of the Republic of Uganda, by Article 122 (1), I hereby appoint the following as Ambassadors, High Commissioners and Deputy Ambassadors to the respective brotherly and friendly countries as listed here below,” in part read the Presidential appointment.
Below is the full list.
1. Burundi – Maj. Gen. Matayo Kyaligonza;
2. Rome – Amb. Elizabeth Napeeyok
3. Washington DC – Ms. Robbie Kakonge;
4. Copenhagen – Ms. Margaret Bakyira;
5. Dar-es-Salaam – Col. (Rtd) Fred Mwesigye;
6. Khartoum – Dr. Yahaya Rashid Ssemudu;
7. Paris – Ms. Amule Doreen;
8. Kigali – Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Robert Rusoke;
9. New York – Amb. Adonia Ayebare
(Special Envoy);
10. Algiers – Amb. Alintuma Nsambu;
11. New Delhi – Amb. Joyce K. Kikafuunda;
12. Canberra – Amb. Dorothy Hyuha;
13. London – Amb. Nimisha Madhvani;
14. Berlin – Amb. Mubiru Stephen;
15. Ankara – Ms. Nusura Tiperu;
16. Kuala-Lumper – Ms. Betty Bigombe;
17. Brussels – Amb. Miriam Blaak;
18. Moscow – Mr. Moses Kizige;
19. Abu Dhabi – Amb. Zaake Kibedi;
20. Mogadishu – Prof. Sam Turyamuhika;
21. Abuja – Amb. Nelson Ocheger;
22. Addis Ababa – Amb. Rebecca Otengo;
23. Ottawa – Amb. Ruth Aceng;
24. Cairo – Amb. Sam Male Sebulime;
25. Kinshasa – Hajji. Farid Kaliisa;
26. Juba – Amb. Brig. Ronnie Balya;
27. Doha – Amb. Stephen Chebrot;
28. Tehran – Kisambira Tezikuba Mohammed;
29. Riyadh – Amb. Isaac Sebulime;
30. Nairobi – Amb. Dr. Hassan Galiwango;
31. Beijing – Amb. Oliver Wonekha
32. Geneva – Amb. Mercel R. Tibaleka
33. Tokyo – Ms. Tophas Byagira Kaahwa;
34. Pretoria – Mr. Amoru Paul;
35. Luanda – Col. (Rtd) Julius Kihaanda;
36. Guanzhou – Ms. Nsababeera Judith;
37. Havana – Ms. Musaazi Nabbaka Elizabeth.
Deputy Ambassadors:
1. Cairo – Lt. Gen. Charles Angina;
2. Abuja – Mr. Nnam Alfred;
3. Mogadishu – Maj. Gen (Rtd) Mugisha Nathan;
4. New Delhi – Ms. Margaret Kyogyire.
