Jenifer Abaho Muheesi

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Jenifer Abaho Muheesi is a Ugandan womens' representative member of parliament for Kazo District under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Education background

Jenifer sat her Uganda certificate of Eduaction from Kibura Girls Secondary School [6]

Controversies

Former State Minister for Economic Monitoring, Molly Kamukama [7] filed a petition blocking the nomination of Jennifer Muheesi as the NRM flag bearer for Kazo District Woman Member of Parliament. That was dismissed by The High Court in Mbarara claiming that the National Resistance Movement primaries were marred with irregularities after Molly was defeated [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

  1. Website of the Parliament of Uganda
  2. List of members of the eleventh Parliament of Uganda

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