Kahinda Otafiire

Kahinda Otafiire
Otafiire in 2017
Born (1950-12-29) 29 December 1950
Alma materMakerere University
(BA in Social Science)
(Certificate in French Language)
Occupation(s)Military officer, Politician
Years active1975 — present

Major General Kahinda Otafiire is a Ugandan politician and retired military officer. He is the current Minister of Internal Affairs in the Cabinet of Uganda, since 8 June 2021.

He previously served as the Justice & Constitutional Affairs in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position of 27 May 2011. Otafiire is also the elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Ruhinda County, Mitooma District in the Ugandan Parliament.