He also holds the Diploma in Clearing & Forwarding, as well as the Certificate in Customs Basics & Tax Administration awarded by the Uganda Revenue Authority.

[4] His varied career has seen James Kakooza work in several different private and public positions, over the course of the last twenty years.

Between 1989 and 1990, he worked as an Accounts Officer at Karibu Forex Bureau, one of the more than 100 Foreign Exchange Bureaus in Kampala.

In 2001, he entered politics and was elected to the Ugandan Parliament to represent Kabula County, Lyantonde District.

[7] James Kakooza is a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises.