She studied political science and social administration at Makerere University between 1971 and 1975, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors.
In 1994, she was appointed principal private secretary to the Vice President of Uganda, serving in that capacity until 1995.
[7] In 2006, she was elected to Parliament on the National Resistance Movement ticket to represent Mukono South Constituency.
In January 2010, the Ugandan press reported that she would not contest her parliamentary seat in the 2011 national elections.
[9] In June 2016, she was brought out of retirement, when she was named Cabinet Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Affairs.