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Engineer Electrical engineer |
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| From | Uganda | ||
| Type | Engineering | ||
| Gender | female | ||
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Uganda, Uganda |
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Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo (née Irene Kaggwa), is a Ugandan electrical engineer and corporate executive, who serves as the Acting Executive Director of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), effective 10 February 2020.
Background and education
Irene was born in Uganda and she attended Ugandan primary and secondary schools. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering degree, obtained from Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest and largest public university. Her second degree, a Master of Science in Communications Systems and Signal Processing, was awarded by the University of Bristol. She also holds a Master of Science in Economic Management and Policy, obtained from the University of Strathclyde.
Career
Immediately before her present appointment, Engineer Sewankambo served as the Director for Engineering and Communication Infrastructure at the Uganda Communications Commission. Before that, she was the head of research and development unit at UCC as well as coordinator in the office of the executive director.
In February 2020, Judith Nabakooba, the Cabinet Minister of Information and Communications Technology appointed Irene Sewankambo as the Acting Executive Director, pending the appointment of a substantive executive director. She replaced Engineer Godfrey Mutabazi, whose two consecutive five-year contracts had expired.
Personal details
Irene Kaggwa Sewankambo is a married woman.