David Bahati is a Ugandan accountant and politician. He is the Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives in the Cabinet of Uganda. He was appointed to that position in a cabinet reshuffle on 9 June 2021. He was previously the Minister of State for Finance replacing Matia Kasaija. He is a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Ndorwa West, Kabale District, in the Parliament of Uganda and is a member of the National Resistance Movement, the ruling party. He is chief of the Scout Board of Uganda.