Hon. Sarah Itungu Masereka Baleke, the Kasese District Woman MP elect on the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party ticket is one definition of a true and complete leader. She is expected to be one of the top performers in the 12th Parliament.
Below is what you need to know about her;
She is a political leader, Community Development Champion, Economic Policy Expert, Business Woman, Wife, Mother, Daughter and Philanthropist.
Hon. Sarah was born in Kilembe and raised in Kamaiba, Kasese Municipality. Sarah is a fifth born girl of Mr Yofesi Masereka Mutanywana Richman and Betty Florence Masereka who reside in Kamaiba, Karusandara and Kampala.
She is a Muhiira by clan, her ancestral home is Kyambogho with ancestral roots in Rukoki- Buhaghura- Bughalistsya, Bugoye-Kisamba, Karusandara SC- Kanamba and a niece of the Banyomire family, Baswagha in Kyondo- Musasa- Kyalhumba.
She is married to Mr Edson Baleke of the Basu clan Box Mwenda- Kinyabihiro from Kibisire Ihandiro and together they have three biological children, they reside in Nyamambuka MLTC, Kasese Town and Najjera when in Kampala.
Political & Leadership Roles
Hon. Sarah Itungu is not new to the political circles and she has previously held a number of political positions as below
District Woman MP elect – Kasese District (2026 -2031)
NRM Flag Bearer, Woman MP – Kasese District (2020–2025)
Secretary Finance, Workers League – NRM Kasese District
Youth Mobiliser, NRM Youth Brigade – Y.K. Museveni Task Force (since 1996)
Deputy Minister of Finance, Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu
Board Treasurer, Thuhimbe Development Board
Secretary General, Kasese–Kampala Fraternity SACCO-RWEFRA
Board Member, Rotary Club of Kasese Snow Peaks
Humanitarian work
Hon. Sarah Itungu has humanitarian work in the communities too. She is the founder of Give a Pad, Keep a Girl in School menstrual health programme which has been instrumental in helping girl child at school in Kasese District.
She is also the founder of Save a Mother Health Camps, reaching 44 sub counties under ‘The Mountain Girl Initiative’.
She has led the campaign to plant trees (30,000+ trees across Rwenzori Region)
She regularly champions for agro-tourism, cultural preservation and youth empowerment
Annual participant in Rwenzori Tourism and Marathon initiatives.
She has supported community infrastructure: bridges, maternity wards, SACCOs, and farmer groups.
Professional Experience
She is the Founder & Director of
Sisters Love Events Décor from 2016–Present,
Leads enterprise strategy, operations and women focused economic empowerment initiatives.
Economic Policy & Research Roles– Office of the President
Project Technical Consultant, GIZ–DEAR Project (2013–2014)
Regional Survey Coordinator, UN MY World Survey (2013)
Contract Economist, Directorate of Economic Affairs & Research (2012–2016)
Finance & Administrative Roles
Finance Manager, BEMAF (U) Ltd
Credit Officer & Cashier, Pride Microfinance (MDI)
Accounts Clerk, Kasese Nail & Wood Industry
Education
BA Economics (Hons), Makerere University
MA Economic Policy Management, Makerere University
Postgraduate Certificate, Monitoring & Evaluation, Makerere University
Postgraduate Diploma, Management (Finance), UMI
Affiliations
Uganda Economists Association
Uganda Evaluation Association
Kasese Farmers Association
Kasese Tourism Association
Busongora Development Board
South Rwenzori Diocese Committees
Rwenzori Fraternity Association.
