CANADA DIASPORA COMMITTEE

Brenda Nakato 

• CEO and founder of Mulongo Diaspora foundation, a human rights activists  and freedom fighter

Doreen Kajumba

•  Hold a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, is a member of ACCA, holds a Diploma in Community Work, pursuing a Bachelors in Community Development, certified in Citizenship accountability by STFX university and founder of The Center for social justice, Human Rights advocate and a freedom fighter

Tadeo Kyewalyanga

• Holds a Bachelor in Fisheries and Aquaculture, Certificate in international relationship,  Certificate in human rights principles,  laws and advocacy. He's the CEO and co-founder of Resurgence Network for Human Rights,  is one of the Directors of Uganda Cranes Toronto and is the Founder and CEO of The C's importers. He's a freedom fighter and human rights activists.

Ronald Magala

• Holds Masters in Aerenotics Engineering, Bachelors in electrical engineering is a Human rights activist.

Joyce Mugisa

• She began her career as a teacher. She is a community social worker and a social justice advocate.  She is also a founder of Tofayo.ca an immigration consultancy whose clients include new immigrants’ and community members. Joyce is also a certified interpreter and translator with the Government of Canada with many years supporting community members. Joyce serves on many community cultural boards and is currently the Secretary of Buganda Ku Ntikko Cultural Association, a member of Pamoja/ Shangazi team and Executive member of Munno-Mukabi. She is also a co-founder of Pride Uganda Alliance International. 

Hassan Jjuko

•  Holds a Bachelor in business administration,  Ambassador Kabaka Foundation and is a human rights activist. 

Samuel Kisitu is a Toronto-based Ugandan activist in exile, filmmaker, educator, and community organizer whose work sits at the intersection of memory, displacement, and the ongoing struggle for justice. Born in Luwero, Uganda—shaped by the 1980–1986 Bush War that brought Yoweri Museveni to power—his early life was marked by the trauma and contradictions of a liberation struggle whose legacy continues to define Uganda’s political reality. What was once framed as hope and sacrifice has, in his view, become a tool of control, where the language of “protecting the gains” is used to justify repression and silence dissent. His family bore this history directly, including the loss of relatives during the conflict, instilling in him an early awareness of the cost of political struggle and the fragility of justice.

Trained as a visual arts educator, Samuel taught in Uganda and South Sudan before entering political life through grassroots mobilization. Confronted with shrinking civic space, economic hardship, and political pressure, he was forced into exile, seeking refuge in Canada in 2019. There, he adopted the name “Free Man” as both a personal declaration and political statement. His early years in Canada were marked by homelessness and housing insecurity, experiences that became foundational to his advocacy. Reuniting with his family in 2024, he later welcomed a son, Mutesa Kisitu—named in honor of Sir Edward Mutesa II—as an act of reclaiming memory, dignity, and resistance.

In Canada, Samuel has become an active voice within diaspora and social justice movements, working with organizations such as the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change and the National Unity Platform Canada Chapter, inspired by the People Power Movement led by Bobi Wine. He has mobilized communities around democracy, human rights, and diaspora political participation, particularly in response to Uganda’s contested elections and entrenched authoritarianism. His advocacy also addresses broader issues in Canada, including precarious work, systemic racism, and the housing crisis affecting refugees and low-income communities.

As a filmmaker and storyteller, Samuel uses documentary, performance, and writing to amplify marginalized voices and foster solidarity. He is the founder of My Community My Concerns and is currently developing the documentary Reclaiming the Real Wakanda, which reexamines precolonial African governance and its relevance to contemporary struggles for justice. His work has been featured by major media outlets and presented at conferences and public forums across Canada. Through both activism and art, Samuel Kisitu continues to challenge systems of oppression while advancing a vision of dignity, equity, and collective liberation. He is a contributing voice in a new book: How to Save Your New Life: Intellectual Exile in 21st-Century North America by Camelia Tigau.

Hassan Jjuko

•  Holds a Bachelor in business administration,  Ambassador Kabaka Foundation and is a human rights activist. 

Michael Kyobe Mbogo

• Graduate of Algonquin College of applied Arts in Network Communications Engineering currently works as a Medical applications specialist at Natus Medical as well as the founder of Ottawa cranes soccer club and holds asports officer position and is dedicated to removing  dictator Museveni

Samuel Luggya:

• Holding a diploma in Medicine, he is a theatre assistant and Medical records officer by professional and current doing high school diploma  in Canada.  Majoring in Biology, Mathematics, English Literature, Gerontology.

Abaasi Mugisha

• Is a high-school teacher by profession, and currently helps with Managing the walmart distribution center in Conwell. He is a human rights activist 

Charles Kyabaggu

• Is an Engineer, an entrepreneur, currently employed by Canada Post. President of Uganda cultural association of Alberta (UCAA)

Bob Apresido kitamirike

Bachelors in transport and logistics