[3] Oguttu was formerly the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukhooli County Central, a constituency in Bugiri District, Busoga Sub-region, Eastern Region of Uganda,[4] a role he held from 2011 until 2016.
[7] Oguttu was born in Buhehe sub-county, Busia District, to Wafula Olago, a veteran of World War II, and Lucia Aguttu.
A Samia by tribe, Wafula was raised in Mbajja Village, Lumino Sub-county, in present-day Busia District.
[9] He moved to present day Bugiri in Busoga in 1980 and fully transformed himself into a naturalized Musoga.
[10] He holds a Certificate in Swahili Communication Skills, obtained in 1978 from the University of Dar es Salaam.
[10] Oguttu started his political career as a media politician in the 1970s when he was an assistant editor for Weekly Topic.
He ran for his first parliamentary elections in 2006 on the FDC ticket, standing in the constituency of Bukhooli Country Central but ultimately losing to Fred Mukisa.
At one time, he donated 30,000 coffee seedlings to farmers in his constituency to enhance household income, but put a condition that it was only "people with toilets" to benefit.