Esther Afoyochan

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Esther Afoyochan
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Woman Member of Parliament for Zombo District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
BornUganda
Political party National Resistance Movement
OccupationPolitician
Known forMember of Parliament for Zombo District

Esther Afoyochan is a Ugandan politician who serves as the woman member of parliament. [1] for Zombo district in 11th Parliament of uganda. She was elected in office as a woman representative in parliament during the 2021 Uganda general elections and a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement party. [2] [3]

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She also serves as a backbench commissioner representing the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the 11th Parliament of Uganda. [1] [4]

Political Career

Esther got involved in national politics in 2021 when she won the parliamentary seat to represent Zombo District as the Woman Member of Parliament. She was shortly after appointed to serve as a backbench commissioner on the Parliamentary Commission. [3]

In 2021, during parliamentary discussions on the COVID-19 pandemic, she proposed that Members of Parliament contribute UGX 2 million each from their salaries to procure Pfizer vaccines for Ugandan children aged 2 to 18, a proposal which was rejected by fellow members of parliament. [5]

Controversy

In 2024, Afoyochan, Prossy Mbabazi Akampurira, Solomon Silwany, and Mathias Mpuuga the four backbench commissioners were indicted for awarding themselves a UGX 400 million "service award" without parliamentary approval. The action triggered national outrage as well as censure demands by other MPs. Opponents and opposition politicians called for her resignation. [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Afoyochan Esther - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
  2. ↑ https://www.ugstandard.com/full-list-here-are-mps-who-have-been-declared-winners/
  3. 1 2 murami (2021-07-14). "Parliamentary Commission fully constituted with approval of backbench MPs". www.parliament.go.ug. Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  4. ↑ Reporter, NewVision (2024-01-11). "Parliamentary commission set up". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  5. ↑ "MPs Reject Proposal To Contribute UGX 2M Each Towards COVID-19 Vaccine Purchase :". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  6. ↑ Reporter, Our (2024-08-03). "Controversial Commissioner's Service Award: MP Afoyochan Defends Self Against Corruption". The Standard News (Uganda). Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  7. ↑ Tusiime, Apollo (2024-05-21). "MPs move to Censure Hon. Mpuuga and 3 others from Parliamentary Commission over service awards". Sabasaba Updates. Retrieved 2025-08-25.


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