Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye
# Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye

Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye is a lawyer and the Senior Presidential Advisor to President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. She is also the Personal Assistant in charge of the office of the National Chairman of Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.

Uzeiye was appointed to this role in August 2022 and is now head

of the Office of the National Chairman. The ONC is established in accordance with the constitution of the NRM to support the National Chairman to implement the principles and policies of the party.

## Biography

Hadijah Uzeiye grew up in Uganda's capital Kampala, where she attended Buganda road Primary School for her elementary-level education.

She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University in Uganda.

A devout Muslim, Uzeiye is a farmer and has previously worked with the Islamic Chamber of Commerce where she cut her teeth as a finance manager.

## Politics

Uzeiye has been involved in Uganda's ruling NRM party politics since 2011-2016 as one of the people heading a pressure group dubbed "Bazzukulu" loosely translated as grandchildren.

In 2022, President Yoweri Museveni appointed her Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Matters. The appointment also saw become the Personal Assistant and Head of the Office of the National Chairman of NRM. She is the brains behind the "Jajja tova ku main" (Museveni do not leave the main road) mantra.

## Reference

* ↑ "NRM leaders endorse Museveni's 2026 presidential bid". Citizen Digital. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
* ↑ "Hadijah Namyalo scoops big role as Senior Presidential Advisor/Head, Office of the National Chairman". PML Daily. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
* ↑ Masereka, Alex (2023-02-07). "ONC Boss Hadijah Challenges Bazzukulu to Champion Corruption fight". Uganda Mirror. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
* ↑ Joshua, Walakira. "MUSLIMS THANK M7 FOR ONC BAZUKULU POSITION – mulengeranews.com". Retrieved 2023-02-20.
* ↑ "NRM cadres to monitor PDM, Emyooga funds". Monitor. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
* ↑ "The Ideology of Museveni's bazzukulu". Monitor. 2023-01-13. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
