She attended Kimanya Primary School before she was admitted to Trinity College Nabbingo for her O-Level and A-Level education.
While there, she was elected to the executive committee of Nkoba Za Mbogo, the Baganda students’ organisation at Makerere University.
[2] As a teenager, still in middle school, she took a trip to London and witnessed how a well-run health facility operates.
After graduating from Makerere she established Lisa Medical Centre, a chain of clinics and short-stay hospitals in Uganda, with a branch in Nairobi, Kenya.
[3] During the 2016 national elections, Florence Nakiwala contested the Kampala Women Representative seat in the 10th parliament (2016 - 2021).
[4] In a surprise move, President Yoweri Museveni named Nakiwala Minister of State for Youth and Children, on 6 June 2016.