Patricia Magara
Early life and education
Magara was born in 1978 to the late Sam Magara and Joy Magara in Nairobi, Kenya, where her parents were in exile. Her siblings include Emmanuel Noowe, Stalin Kanduho, and Sam Mwerindebiro.
She began her education at an Indian Nursery in Nairobi, and she joined Budo Junior school in 1986 and later Jinja Army Boarding School, where she completed her primary education. Magara studied at Namasagali College for two years before joining Mary Hill High School in Mbarara, where she did her O-levels. She did her A-levels at Bweranyagi Girls and later was admitted to Makerere University for a Bachelor's of Laws.
Career
Patricia's first job after graduation in 2002 was with the Inspectorate of Government for six months, and later worked in State House until 2010 when she joined the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
She is the Women's League NRM party chairperson in Luweero. She represented the National Resistance Movement as the flagbearer for Katikamu South Constituency in the 2021 general elections where she lost to Hassan Kirumira of National Unity Platform. However, in the 2025 party primaries, she lost the flag to Abubakar Kalume and petitioned the NRM Tribunal calling for the results to be annulled, alleging fraud, violence, and result manipulation. The tribunal dismissed the petition due to lack of credible evidence which made her to contest as an independent candidate in the 2026 general elections.
Personal life
Magara is a mother of two children married to Sam Buchanan.
