Justine Nameere

Justine Nameere (born 17 April 1989) is a Ugandan TV host, lawyer, and politician who is the Woman member of parliament elect representing Masaka City in the 12th parliament.^[1][2][3]

Nameere, who hails from Masaka, is the daughter to Vincent Ssempijja, born on April 17, 1989. Her mother died when she was 12 years old.^[2]

She completed her primary education at Namugongo Boarding and continued to King's College Budo, where she was a member of the Drama club and school band. She graduated with a first-class honours in a diploma in law from the Law Development Center. She has a certificate in Business Administration from Makerere University Business School, a certificate in Counselling and guidance from Kampala International University, and also undertook a Bachelor's degree in Law from Makerere University^[3]

Nameere began her media career at NTV Uganda, hosting the show Life Stories, which premiered on March 26, 2012. The program, featuring interviews with individuals sharing unique and emotional experiences, went on to win Television Programme of the Year at the 2012 Edutainment Africa Awards.^[3] She later moved to Urban TV, where she presented the Sunday evening show Life and People. Less than a year later, Nameere transitioned to Bukedde TV, a Luganda-language station, co-hosting the program Minibuzz with Dickson Zzizinga for about three months, and resigned because she was pregnant and her health was not good.^[4] In 2018, she joined Salt TV as host of Omunnyo Ku Makya but was suspended within a month for alleged indiscipline towards her employers.^[2]

She started an NGO in 2012, called Voice of the Pearl Foundation, which attended to people with severe health problems, worked as a court clerk at Lukaya Magistrate court in Masaka-2011. She was a radio presenter with Best FM in Masaka, hosting the youth show on positive living in 2009.^[3]

She entered politics in 2015, taking part in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries and winning the position of Vice Chairperson of the NRM Youth League in Kalungu District. She announced her intention to run for Youth Member of Parliament for the Central Region for the 2016–2021 term but withdrew from the race for undisclosed reasons. Subsequently, she contested for the MP seat for Bukoto East constituency but was defeated by Florence Namayanja.^[2][5]

In the 2026 general elections, she was declared the Masaka City Woman MP- elect after a contentious vote recount presided over by Chief Magistrate Abert Asiimwe, which overturned the earlier declaration of Rose Nalubowa as the winner by the electoral commission.^[1][6][7]

Nameere is inspired by Rebecca Kadaga and Christine Amanpour of CNN. She likes documentaries and emotional television shows.^[3]

• Rebecca Kadaga
• Faridah Nakazibwe
• Rose Nalubowa

• Nameere change lives at just 23