Ms. Stella Marie Biwaga Cingtho
Stella is a distinguished lawyer and Advocate of the High Court of Uganda with over 18 years of professional experience. She holds a Master of Laws in Oil & Gas, alongside postgraduate qualifications in Governance and Development – Natural Resources Management, Legal Practice, and a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University.
Her career reflects a rare blend of legal expertise, strategic leadership, and commitment to social justice. Stella has excelled in balance scorecard strategy development, gender equality advocacy, human rights protection, economic empowerment, child-focused programming, and community-based approaches. She is adept in project design, implementation, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation, and stakeholder engagement.
Started her career in FIDA-Uganda as a legal officer in 2006 and by the time she left in 2015 as acting Programmes Director.
Currently serving as the interim Board Chairperson of Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL), Stella has also held influential board positions with Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), National Pipeline Company (U) Ltd, Action Africa Help International, and several community-based organizations. Her memberships in Uganda Law Society, East Africa Law Society, FIDA-Uganda, and Women in Energy and Extractives Network (WEEN) further underscore her professional stature.
Stella’s unwavering dedication to policy advocacy, women’s leadership development, and litigation, coupled with her extensive governance experience, makes her an outstanding nominee whose contributions have had a lasting impact on both national and community levels.
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