years_active home_town birth_place citizenship religion nationality ethnicity title birth_date known_for residence article_title name occupation alma_mater
1989 -- present kiruhura uganda uganda protestantism ugandan munyankole minister of information and communication technology 01 may 1952 politics kampala , uganda john nasasira
 john nasasira engineer , politician university of nairobi -lrb- bsc . in civil engineering
john nasasira

john nwoono nasasira is a ugandan engineer and politician .
he is the minister of information and communication technology in the cabinet of uganda .
he was appointed to that position on 23 may 2013 , replacing ruhakana rugunda .
before that , from 27 may 2011 until 23 may 2013 , he served as the chief government whip .
earlier , from 1996 until 2011 , he served as the minister of works & transportation .
he is also represents kazo county , kiruhura district in the parliament , a position he has occupied continuously since 1989 .
