Mary Goretti Kitutu

Mary Goretti Kitutu, also Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono (born 17 September 1962) is a Ugandan academic, politician and environmentalist. She was appointed Minister for Karamoja Affairs on 8 June 2021, replacing John Byabagambi. She was the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, in the Ugandan Cabinet, from 14 December 2019 to 8 June 2021. Before that, from 10 June 2016, until 14 December 2019, she served as the State Minister for the Environment in the Cabinet of Uganda. Kitutu served as the elected Manafwa District Women's Representative in the 11th Parliament of Uganda (2021 - 2026). She was appointed minister for Karamoja affairs from 2021 until her removal in 2024 following corruption charges related to humanitarian aid materials.

Early life and education Mary Goretti was born in Manafwa District on 17 September 1962.She went to Situmi Primary School in Namisindwa district formerly known as Buhhaweka sub-county where she sat for her Primary Leaving Examinations before entering in Tororo Girls school for both "O" and "A" level, she entered Makerere University in 1984, graduating in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Geology. In 1993, she went back to Makerere and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Education. Her Master of Science degree was obtained in 1998 from the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation of the University of Twente, in Enschede, Netherlands. In 2011, she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy from Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda.

Career Mary Goretti's first job out of university was as a teacher at Busoga College Mwiri from 1988 until 1991. From 1991 until 1996, she taught at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Gayaza, Wakiso District. After she left teaching, she worked as a consultant at Axis Technical Geo Mineral Consult, between 1998 and 2001. She was appointed State Minister for the Environment on 6 June 2016. In a cabinet reshuffle on 14 December 2019, Mary Goretti Kitutu, was named Cabinet Minister for Energy and Mineral Development. She replaced Irene Muloni, who was dropped from Cabinet .