Nabakooba Judith Nalule

Judith Nalule Nabakooba is a Ugandan politician and former policewoman. She is currently the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, in the Cabinet of Uganda. She was appointed to that position on 8 June 2021.

Before that, from December 2019, until May 2021, she served as the Cabinet Minister of Information and Communications Technology.

Nabakooba served as the elected Member of Parliament, representing Mityana District Women's Constituency in the 10th Parliament (2016–2021).

Early life and education Nabakooba attended Ndejje Secondary School, in Luweero District, for her middle school and high school education, where she obtained both the Uganda Certificate of Education in 1994, and the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education in 1997. She was admitted to Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university, graduating with a Bachelor of Mass Communication degree in 2002. Later, she was awarded a Master's degree in Human Rights, also from Makerere University.

In the 2016 general elections, Nabakooba was elected as Mityana District Woman Representative on the ruling National Resistance Movement political party ticket. During her tenure, she has faced criticism and threats over her position regarding the parliamentary Age-Limit Bill She has also faced criticism over the delayed Kasese Report.

In a cabinet reshuffle on 14 December 2019, Nabakooba was appointed Minister of Information, ICT and Communication, replacing Frank Tumwebaze, who was appointed Minister of Labour, Gender, Youth Services and Social Development.

Other considerations Woman MP. Currently she chairs the Uganda parliamentary committee on defense and internal affairs and is a member of both the parliamentary business committee and the parliamentary committee on commissions, state authorities and state enterprises. She belongs to the ruling National Resistance Movement.