Called to the Bar as a Barrister-at-Law by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn London & Enrolled & Admitted Advocate of all Courts of Judicature in Uganda.
1. Founding member of Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM) Mashate was a member and very active youth wing/activist of the UPM. He campaigned for UPM Presidential Candidate Y.K.Museveni and the late Mzee Jack Maumbe Mukwana as UPM MP Bungokho Constituency.
2. In 2006 Mashate was on your Legal team (together with the current Chief Justice Hon Justice Owiny Dollo) that defended His Excellency in 2006 in the Kiiza Besigye election Petition against his victory.
3. In 2007, and on His Excellency’s instructions; he represented and WON in London UK a Case brought against him and the government of Uganda.
4. In 2004 the Diaspora witnessed opposition propaganda by ReformAgenda & later FDC. Mashate organized Ugandans in the Diaspora UKand formed the first UK & Ireland NRM Chapter which has to-date, spread across the world with various NRM Chapters with Mashate as its General Secretary-Diaspora League Chaired by now Senior Presidential Advisor Diaspora Affairs Ambassador Abbey Walusimbi.
5. In 2009 Mashate was appointed .by His Excellency to the NEC Adhoc Issues Committee that was chaired by Rt Hon Margaret Zziwa (former Speaker EALA) which after taking views nationwide & Diaspora duly presented a report to His Excellen,cy at his home inRwakitura. 6. In 2018 during the Commonwealth Heads Conference in London, Dr Paul Williams British MP attacked his Excellency the President in the British Parliament, Mashate in an act of patriotism promptly countered this uncalled for attack and defended the President by promptly writing a firm letter to him setting out Uganda’s misunderstood turbulent history and why for that reason the NRM having liberated Uganda at a very high human cost, Ugandans would continue electing President Museveni until Uganda’s future is secured. This counter information was widely disseminated and on in the social and international media hence giving a balanced rebuttal to Dr William’s apparent sour-grapes.
7. In 2016 Mashate was elected as the NRM Flag bearer Bungokho North constituency and went on in the general election to poll NRM 12,642 votes against FDC 13,021 losing by a hotly disputed and controversial margin of 379 votes.BARRISTER MASHATE “SERVANT OF THE VOICELESS & POWERLESS IN BUDADIRI WEST, BUGISU & PASSIONATE PANAFRICANIST”. “WHAT MASHATE PROMISES HE DELIVERS”
8. Mashate Sponsored many YOUTH to study & settle in London from both Buwalasi & Buyobo including those, Budadiri East, greater Nakaloke, Namanyonyi, Namabasa, Bufumbo, Wanale, Manafa etc (from his personal money).
9. All the Mashate sponsored people are doing very well & investing in Uganda. They have built houses (golofas) in Buwalasi, Buyobo, etc.
10. In 2004 on the day of burial of the Late Rt Hon James Wapakhabulo in Mafudu, a very strong storm blew off the roof of MAFUDU PRIMARY SCHOOL. The children suffered as they studied under trees & rain. Sironko district failed to renovate for lack of funds. Politicians of Sironko ignored our children. But the community turned to a Son of the soil & MASHATE ALONE immediately renovated the school & our children resumed normal school life.
11. From 1995 Mashate Twinned Mbale Municipality with the Royal Borough of Kessington & Chelsea London. This was during the regime of Mayor Namawa & later Mayor Richard Masaba.The Town Clerks were Yiga & Fred Gyabi Bukeni. Both political & technical teams travelled to London on capacity building exchange programs with many benefits to Bugisu & Uganda.
12. Mashate (from his own money) donated computers, scanners, printers, photocopiers amongst other scholastic & office equipment & on top donated & shipped over 30,000 books to Bugisu schools & all were received by then Town Clerk Fred Bukeni & distributed in Masaabaland including Mbale Public library.
13. But when the Mashate donation arrived in Mombasa Mbale Municipality had no resources to pay port taxes in Mombasa & transport them to Mbale. Again Mashate ordered his own lorries, fuelled them & Town clerk proceeded to pay port fees & transport to Mbale.
14. in 2005, Sironko 0Town Council sought assistance from MASHATE & he donated computers, photocopiers, printers & other scholastic materials. Like Mbale Municipality Sironko was introduced to various charities & NGOs in the UK and a lot of material assistance was channeled through to Sironko Town Council. His Worship the Mayor David Wajambuka cabinet/executive council voted and named a road in Sironko as Peter Magomu Mashate Road in recognition of of His generosity and patriotism.
15. Mashate has assisted in mobilisation of Youth by organising Youth football tonourments amongst a long catalogue of contribution to SIRONKO, Mbale, Bugisu and Uganda in general.
16. Since 1994, he has consistently donated and contributed to building of churches and mosques throughout Bugisu sub region including buying and donating land for construction of Health centre in Wanale Sub county Mbale district including engaging in Youth tournaments and activities. These cross-communities and multi-faith interventions have earned Mashate trust and respect of Bugisu people.
17. In 2011 to 2015 he served as the 1st Attorney General in the Cabinet of Umukuuka Wilson W Wamimbi in Inzu Ya Masaaba.
