By Frank Kamuntu
The State Minister for Defence and Veteran Affairs Sarah Mateke is dead.
According to her close friend Hope Bizimana, Mateke who is also the Kisoro Woman Member of Parliament suffered a heart attack and was rushed to Mengo Hospital, where she died on arrival.
Mateke was appointed State Minister in April.
Details About Mateke
Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi was born on 15 July 1974 in the Chahi subcounty, Kisoro District in the Kigezi region, to Philemon Mateke and Joy Rwanfizi Mateka. She was the third born of six in the family. Her father was a politician, a former State Minister for regional affairs and her mother was a professional teacher.
Nyirabashitsi attended Seseme Integrate School then Maryhill High School for her secondary education. She joined Bugema University and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. She also held a Master’s degree in Public Health from the same University and a Postgraduate diploma in Public Administration and Management from Uganda Christian University.
Nyirabashitsi entered her family’s businesses, including timber production and transportation. She was the founder of the Nyirabashitsi Foundation, where she supported children in joining boarding secondary schools from senior one to senior six. She was the chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan International University, Makerere Metropolitan Management Institute, Kampala.
Nyirabashitsi joined the public service as Assistant Town clerk of Kisoro town council. In 2021, she contested the role of a woman member of parliament of Kisoro District and won against incumbent Rose Kabagyeni. Nyirabashitsi was appointed Minister of State for Gender, Labour and Social Development (Children and Youth Affairs) replacing Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi. She was affiliated with the National Resistance Movement.
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