Jennifer Alanyo is a Ugandan physician , military officer and Legislator. She represents the Uganda people's defence forces (UPDF) in the parliament of Uganda. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Jennifer Alanyo is a Ugandan physician , military officer and Legislator. She represents the Uganda people's defence forces (UPDF) in the parliament of Uganda. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Alanyo is a medical doctor by profession, she is also a UPDF military officer at the rank of Major. [6]
She is among the high profile medical personnel in UPDF where she heads the medical team, that among others supervises UPDF recruitment processes in order to recruit healthy soldiers. [7] [8]
She was voted into parliament to represent the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) in 2021 on recommendation from the military council and subsequent voting by military personnel. [2] [9] [10] [11] [12]
She is among the three (3) female representatives of UPDF in parliament, the others include, Charity Bainababo and Victor Nekesa. [2] [13] [14]
In parliament, she serves on the committee of science, technology and innovation. [15]
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