Dr. Victoria Sekitoleko Recognised for Remarkable Leadership

Former Agriculture Minister Dr Victoria Sekitoleko Recognised for Remarkable Leadership at State House

Government officials, diplomats, business moguls and esteemed guests from various sectors, yesterday attended a Mentorship 2024 Awards luncheon at State House Entebbe.

At the ceremony which was officiated by President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s esteemed elders who have played a significant role in the development of Uganda were recognised.

The occasion paid tribute to the late Rt Hon. Jacob Oulanyah, the former Speaker of Parliament, who was remember as a leader of impeccable credentials. 

According to the organisers led by Mr Odrek Rwabwogo, “the National Mentorship Awards ceremony is aimed at reminding the young generation of the value of dignified and exemplary service by the retired public servants.”

The theme for 2024 Mentorship is ‘Modeling the right behaviour for the youth of Africa in the 21st century.’

The former Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Dr Victoria Sekitoleko was one of the distinguished elders, twenty women and 20 men, recognised.

Dr. Sekitoleko’s profile

.She is currently the chairperson of the governing board of Uganda Agribusiness Alliance and a member of the Board of Directors of Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU).

She is a former Minister of Agriculture in the Ugandan government, a post she held from 1986 to 1995. 

She was a representative for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in China, Mongolia, and South Korea (October 2006 – April 2011).

She previously served as the FAO’s representative in Ethiopia to the African Union (AU), and to the Economic Community for Africa (ECA) (2005–2006). She was also FAO Sub Regional Representative to Eastern and Southern Africa, based at Harare, Zimbabwe (1995–2004).

She once served on the board of Biyinzika Poultry International Limited (BPIL).

Sekitoleko went to Makerere University in Kampala, where she attained a BSc in Agriculture majoring in Farm Management and Extension (1970–1973).

In 1983, she attended the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute (ESAMI) where she obtained a Certificate in Agriculture Project Identification, Appraisal and Management. 

In 2003 she attended the Zimbabwe Institute of Systemic Counseling, obtaining a Certificate in Systemic Counselling. 

In 2004, she attended the Limpopo University in South Africa (in conjunction with University of southern Hampshire, USA) where she obtained a Certificate in Micro Enterprise and Development.

In Parliament Sekitoleko was a member of the National Resistance Council (NRC).

Sekitoleko joined the Business and Professional Women Kampala (BWP) in 2013. 

She also joined Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited (UWEAL) in the same year.

In 2010 Sekitoleko founded the Uganda Community Cultural Center which trades as Speakers Forum. 

In 2012, Sekitoleko became a Rotarian. She is the Charter President of Rotary Club of Kampala-Impala.