[3] On 18 November 2016, Justice Simon Byabakama was named as the Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Uganda, replacing Engineer Badru Kiggundu, whose 14-year, two-term reign had ended.
He then was elevated to senior state attorney in the Directorate of Public Prosecution, in the Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
In 1996, he was promoted to Senior Principal State Attorney and was appointed Deputy Director of Public Prosecution, his rank at the time he joined the bench in May 2008.
[6][7] In November 2016, Justice Byabakama was appointed to the Chairmanship of the Electoral Commission of Uganda (EC) by President Museveni.
[6] In his capacity as the chairman of the EC, he was sworn in as a member of the board of directors of the National Identification and Registration Authority, on 9 August 2017.