Urban Tibamanya

Who is Urban Tibamanya?

Urban Tibamanya is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He was the State Minister for Urban Development in the Ugandan Cabinet, from 2006 until 2011. In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, he was dropped from the cabinet and replaced by Justine Lumumba Kasule. He also served as the elected Member of Parliament for "Kashari County", Mbarara District, from 2006 until 2011. During the 2011 national election cycle, he lost to Wilberforce Rutashokwa Yaguma, in the National Resistance Movement political party primaries. He insisted on running as an Independent candidate, but still lost to Mr. Yaguma, who is the current incumbent MP for that constituency.