Jalia Bintu

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Jalia Bintu
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Born20 May 1967
NationalityUgandan
Other namesLukumu Ngonzi Abwooli
CitizenshipUgandan
EducationNational Institute of Education
Makerere University
Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo
Occupation(s)politician
teacher
Employer(s)Army Barracks Public School
Kamurasi Teachers College
Uganda Women Parliamentary Association
Parliament of Uganda
National Consultative Committee Fast-Tracking East African Federation
Known forPolitics
Political partyNational Resistance Movement (NRM)

Jalia Bintu also known as Bintu Lukumu Ngonzi Abwooli Jalia (born 20 May 1967) is a female Ugandan politician and social worker/teacher affiliated to the National Resistance Movement political party. [1] [2] She is the district woman representative of Masindi district [2] who has served in the eighth, ninth, and tenth Parliaments of Uganda. [1] [3] [4]

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Education background

She completed her Grade II Teaching Certificate in 1985 from National Institute of Education, Makerere University and later enrolled for Grade III Teaching Certificate at Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo and completed in 1989. [1] She joined the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo in 1993 to pursue a diploma in education. [1] In 1999, she completed her bachelor's degree in arts from Makerere University and returned for her Master of Arts in peace and conflict studies in 2005 from the same university. [1]

Early life

From 1986 to 1988, she served as a teacher at Army Barracks Public School and later joined Kamurasi Teachers College between 1993 and 1994 as a tutor. [1] She was the vice chairperson of Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (2004-2006). [1] She worked at the Parliament of Uganda as the vice chairperson, Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) in (2001-2004) and the chairperson, Committee on Equal Opportunities (2006-2008). [1] In 2008, she was the observer at Juba peace talks. [1] Jalia served on several roles as the member at National Consultative Committee Fast-Tracking East African Federation (2007), commissioner at Parliamentary Commission (2011-2013), and as the chairperson, Parliamentarians SACCO at the Parliament of Uganda (2015 to date). [1]

Political career

From 2001 to date, she has been a member of Parliament at the Parliament of Uganda. [1] While at the Parliament of Uganda, Jalia has served on additional role as the member on Public Accounts Committee and Committee on Agriculture. [1]

She was named among the MPs under the NRM who have been in Parliament for two or more terms but have failed to get the party flag and lost the 2021-2026 elections. [5] [6] [7] She was undecided during the voting of Constitutional Amendment Bill, which contains a clause for the removal of the age limit. Bintu said she would first consult her people before she could take a position on the matter. [8]

Personal life

She is married. [1] [2] Her hobbies are reading books, playing netball, athletics, singing and dancing. [1] She has special interests in helping the needy, planting trees and promotion of girl child education. [1]

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