Netball Elections: Kisomose’s Camp in Panic as Hon. Sarah Babirye Joins UNF Presidential Race
Uganda Netball Federation General Secretary, Annet Kisomose has been cruising as the only candidate standing for the top seat in the federation’s forthcoming elections but she gotten a strong competitor.
Though she was not a sounding figure in netball fraternity in Uganda, the youth representative for Central region in Uganda 10th Parliament Hon. Breeze Sarah Babirye Kityo, revealed her interest to take the President’s seat in UNF and Kisomose’s camp switched to Panic Mode.
She hasn’t yet publicly come out to reveal the plan but all signs shows that she is coming to put up a strong challenge against Annet Kisomose who also revealed to this website that she is going to contest.
The current president Susan Anek, the constitution doesn’t allow her to stand after serving two terms.
The other candidates rumoured to be coming include; Nampijja Christine and the current federation vice president administration, William Bwambale.
Elections are expected to take part in November this year.
But who is Sarah Babirye Kityo?
Hon Sarah Babirye Kityo was Born in December 27th 1986, is a Ugandan politician and currently is the youth representative for Central region in Uganda 10th Parliament.
She attended Luwero SDA primary school and left in 1995, She attended Mulusa academy Wobulenzi for both ‘O’ level (UCE) and ‘A’ level (UACE) leaving in 1999, In 2015 she graduated with First class bachelor of public administration and management from Uganda Christian University (UCU)
She is married and is a mother of two children
She has participated in all the East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games tournaments (2016–2019), and she has helped the Uganda Women Parliamentary team win several accolades. She has several personal accolades ever since her debut in 2016.
2016 in Mombasa, Kenya – She was the Best Netball Shooter and Best Volleyball Setter.
2017 in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – She was the Best Netball Shooter.
2018 in Bujumbura, Burundi – She was the Best Netball Shooter.
2019 in Kampala, Uganda – She participated in Volleyball, Basketball, Netball and Gold disciplines was the Best Netball Shooter as well as the Overall Gold Winner of the tournament.