Nahamya confirmed NDA boss

KAMPALA - The National Drug Authority (NDA) has appointed David Nahamya as the Secretary to the Authority.

Nahamya, a former director of inspectorate and enforcement has served the drugs' body since April 2001.

A pharmacist by profession, his appointment comes after the Court of Appeal ordered the former executive Secretary, Donna Asiimwe Kusemererwa to vacate office last year.

The order followed a 2017 ruling by the High Court that the appointment of Donna Asiimwe Kusemererwa as the executive director of National Drug Authority (NDA) in January 2016 was "unlawful, unjustifiable, null and void"

Speaking to New Vision, Medard Bitekyerezo, the NDA board chairperson, confirmed that after acting as the secretary to the Authority for 6 months, the board carried out interviews and he was the best.

"The board conducted interviews and Nahamya was the best, he is very experienced in drug regulation and a pro-people manager but on top of all this, he is learned and team player," said Bitekyerezo.

Who is Nahamya

Nahamya joined NDA in April 2001 as a regional inspector of drugs in the Eastern Region. In 2004, he became an acting senior inspector of drugs.  In 2006, he became the regional inspector of drugs in the central region and in 2008 senior inspector of Drugs.

In 2017, he became the acting head drug inspectorate services, and in July 2017, he became the director inspectorate and enforcement.

He went to Kigezi High School for O-level in 1978 and later joined King's College Buddo for his A-level in 1984.

He pursued a diploma in the Spanish language at the University of Camaguey in Cuba in 1989.

He later graduated with a master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Havana in 1990 and in 1999, he got a postgraduate diploma in management at Uganda Management Institute, in 2005.

Nahamya also got another master's degree specialising in health economics at the University of Cape Town. In 2009, he graduated with a master's in Business Administration at Esami University.