Charity Bainababo

Brigadier Charity Bainababo is a Ugandan military officer, legislator and former policewoman. She is the immediate past deputy commander of the Uganda Special Forces Command, the special military unit of the UPDF responsible for presidential and first family security. She also represents the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) in the 11th Ugandan parliament (2021 – 2026).

Early life and education Bainababo is a Ugandan national. She was born in 1975.

She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing, from Nkumba University. She also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems Management and a Master's in Information Systems Management, both awarded by the Uganda Management Institute. Her second master's degree is the Master's Degree in Defence and Security Studies, obtained from Makerere University.

In June 2024, Bainababo at the rank of Brigadier General was admitted to the Uganda National Defence College at Njeru in Buikwe District to pursue further training. In 2021 she was promoted from the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel in an exercise where 1,393 UPDF men and women were promoted. In April 2022 she was promoted from the rank of Colonel to that of Brigadier and was appointed as the deputy commander of the SFC, the first woman to serve in that position. At the rank Lieutenant Colonel, Bainabo was one of the three women who were elected to represent the UPDF.

In the 11th Ugandan Parliament (2021 - 2026), Bainababo was elected as the Dean of UPDF Parliamentary Caucus.

Personal life She is a mother of two sons.