Egunyu Janepher Nantume

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Egunyu Janepher Nantume
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Born1978-12-01
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
Alma mater Busoga University, Kyambogo University
Occupation(s)Social Worker, Legislator
EmployerParliament of Uganda
Political partyNational Resistance Movement

Engunyu Janepher Nantume (born 1 December 1978) is a Ugandan politician, legislator and a social worker by profession. She represents the people of Buvuma Islands county (Buvuma District) in the parliament of Uganda. [1] She is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, [2] the party in political leadership in Uganda under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni president of the republic of Uganda. [3]

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Education background

Engunyu started her primary school education from Natteta primary school where she sat her primary leaving examinations (PLE) in 1990. She later enrolled at St Pontiano, Kangulumira for her O'level education and sat her Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) in 1995. She later joined St. Mathias Kalemba senior secondary school for her A'level education and sat her Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) in 1998. She thereafter joined kyambogo University where she pursued a diploma in education in 2000, and later on joined Busoga University where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in social works and social administration (B.SWASA) in 2011. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in public administration from Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) [1]

Career

Egunyu served as vice chairperson Buvuma District local government in 2011. [1]

She was also a secondary school teacher at Jinja secondary school and Iganga progressive king of kings from 2000 to 2004. [1]

She served as vice chairperson committee on agriculture, animal industry and fisheries from 2011 to 2013 [4]

Egunyu has served as member of parliament of Uganda from 2011 to date. [5] [1] In parliament, She serves on the committee on education and sports and she has served as chairperson of the committee on human rights. [6]

She a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus [7] and the Buganda caucus [8]

She is a full member of two professional bodies; the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) and the Uganda Red Cross Society [1]

Miscellaneous

Egunyu's bodyguard shot dead the village National Resistance Movement chairman of kiziba village, Bugaya sub county for allegedly trying to distract Egunyu from addressing village members. [9]

As chairperson committee on human rights, Egunyu has advocated for the observance of human rights, case in point being the investigation into torture in safe houses run by security agencies where the committee clashed with security minister general Elly Tumwine for frustrating the committee's efforts of unearthing the truth. [10]

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  2. ↑ "NRM members of parliament elect 2016–2021". nrm.ug. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "NRM to endorse museveni for another term". The east african. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Women mp decry gender insensitivity in parliament". Peace women.org. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Find an mp". Parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "MPs blocked from accessing kyengera safe house". Daily monitor. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "NRM parliamentary caucus". NRM.ug. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Buganda parliamentary caucus". Buganda.or.ug. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  9. ↑ Derrick Kisa (2 May 2019). "Buvuma woman mp bodyguard accused of shooting, killing NRM village Chairman". Daily monitor. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Alex Otto (5 February 2020). "Tumwine liable for frustrating probe into safe houses – committee". Uganda radio network. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
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