Doreen Nyanjura

Doreen Nyanjura is a Ugandan politician who was appointed Deputy Lord Mayor for Kampala on 18 June 2020, replacing Sarah Kanyike. She also serves as the elected Local Council 5 (LCV) Woman Councillor, representing Makerere University at Kampala Capital City Authority, the governing body of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. She was elected to her present position in 2016.

Background and education Doreen Nyanjura was born on October 8, 1989, in Fort Portal, Kabarole District, in the Western Region of Uganda. She is the third-born, in a family of seven siblings. Her parents separated when the children were still young; the children grew up with their father and visited their mother during school holidays. Her father, Samson Muhenda, a schoolteacher, served as deputy headmaster at Nyakasura School. At Musheruka Girls School, she graduated with a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education. In February 2020, the FDC political party, fronted Doreen Nyanjura as the party's candidate for KCCA Speaker, a newly created elective position.