Background
He was born in Bududa District on 26 November 1950.
He was born in Bududa District on 26 November 1950.
He is the current State Minister of Trade & Antiquities in the Cabinet of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. He replaced Gagawala Wambuzi, who was dropped from the Cabinet.
Prior to that, he served as the State Minister for Northern Uganda in the Office of the Prime Minister from 2 June 2006 until 27 May 2011.
He has continuously represented this constituency since 2001. In 1971, he obtained a commercial pilot license from the East African Civil Aviation Authority, then based at the Soroti Airport.
In 1993, he was awarded the Diploma in Flight Operations from CASI in Beirut. The following year, he received the Diploma in Government Operations from the same institution.
In 1995, the International Aviation Management Training Institute in Canada, awarded him the Diploma in Aviation Management.
In 1999, he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Aviation from the University of Western Sydney in Australia. In 2007 he was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration & Management by Nkumba University. From 1991 until 1992, Wakikona served as the Chief Licensing & Flight Inspection Officer for the Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda.
From 1993 until 1998, he served as the Director of the East African Civil Aviation Academy, also known as the Soroti Flying School, in Soroti, Eastern Uganda.
From 1999 until 2000, he served as the General Manager of Uganda Air Cargo, a government-owned cargo airline. In 2001, he joined politics, contesting the parliamentary seat of Manjiya County in Bududa District.
On 1 June 2006, he was appointed State Minister for Northern Uganda in the Office of the Prime Minister, a position he maintained until May 2011. In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, he was moved as State Minister to the Trade & Antiquities portfolio.
Mr. Werikhe previously served as State Minister for Housing, until May 2011, when he was dropped and replaced by Mr.
Sam Engola. He is reported to have special interest in current affairs and soccer.
He belongs to the National Resistance Movement political party.
He is also the elected Member of Parliament, representing Manjiya County in Bududa District. In a mini cabinet reshuffle on 16 November 2015, he was replaced by Michael Werikhe Kafabusa, current member of parliament for Bungokho County South (Mbale District).