Alexander Waibale

Alexander Waibale (1952–2018) also known as Alex Waibale was a Ugandan lawyer and politician who served as Chairman of the National Consultative Council (NCC), Uganda's interim parliament, from 22 May to 16 September 1980. He also represented Jinja District as a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 1985.

Career Waibale was a lawyer based in Jinja who also served as deputy mayor of Jinja after being appointed by the Minister of Local Government of the Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF) government that succeeded Idi Amin.

Resignation Waibale resigned on 16 September 1980 after approximately four months in office. In a 2018 interview with the Daily Monitor, he stated that he resigned “on principle because I did not want to be pushed. As a Speaker, I was supposed to be independent.”

Death He died on a Saturday afternoon in June 2018 at his home in Jinja. He was survived by a widow and seven children.