She is currently the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, in the Cabinet of Uganda.

[1] Before that, from December 2019, until May 2021, she served as the Cabinet Minister of Information and Communications Technology.

Later, she was awarded a Master's degree in Human Rights, also from Makerere University.

Other responsibilities during that period, included as Secretary to Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperative Society Limited, the savings and credit co-operative society of Uganda Police (UP) personnel and their families.

[7] In a cabinet reshuffle on 14 December 2019, Nabakooba was appointed Minister of Information, ICT and Communication, replacing Frank Tumwebaze, who was appointed Minister of Labour, Gender, Youth Services and Social Development.