Dorothy Kisaka

Dorothy Kisaka is a Ugandan lawyer and corporate executive who was appointed as the executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority, on 12 June 2020. She replaced Jennifer Musisi, the founding executive director of KCCA, who resigned on 15 December 2018, and engineer Andrew Mubiru Kitaka, who was the acting executive director from December 2018 until June 2020. She was fired from the position of executive director of KCCA on 24 September 2024. This followed a report on her negligence leading to an accident where a garbage landfill on the outskirts of Kampala led to the death of many people.

Early life and education Kisaka was born in Uganda in 1964.In 1977-1983, she attended Gayaza High school before joining Makerere University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1987. She followed that by obtaining a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, also in Kampala. She was then admitted to the Uganda Bar. Following interviews with the Uganda Ministry of Public Service, she assumed office as the second substantive executive director of KCCA.

From October 2010 until December 2014, Kisaka served as a commissioner at the Electoral Commission of Uganda. She was then appointed as a presidential advisor and subsequently a senior presidential advisor. She currently serves as the chairperson of Development Associates International, and represents Africa on the board of Haggai International.