Jennifer Driwaru

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Jennifer Driwaru
Born1982
Yivu sub-county, Loinya Parish in Aliro East Village
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
EducationMaracha Primary School, Maracha Secondary School, Kyambogo University
OccupationPolitician, Counsellor
Years active2016-Date
Political partyNational Resistance Movement (NRM)
Parents
  • Orijaba John (father)
  • Florence Drijaru (mother)

Jennifer Driwaru (born in 1982) is a Ugandan politician and businesswoman, a women's representative for Maracha District in the 11th Ugandan Parliament affiliated to National Resistance Movement (NRM). [1] [2]

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Background and education

Driwaru was born and grew up in Yivu sub-county, Loinya Parish in Aliro East Village to Orijaba John, a retired police commander who served as a district police commander (DPC) and Florence Drijaru, a businesswoman. [3]

In 1995, Driwaru completed her Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) from Maracha Primary School, her O level in 1999 and A level (she did LEG/Fine art) in 2001 from Maracha Secondary School. In 2004, She did a diploma in education with arts and later joined Kyambogo University where she attained her Bachelors Degree in Guidance And Counselling in 2012, a postgraduate diploma in Social Work and Social Administration in 2014 to 2015. [2]

Career

She worked as a teacher, teaching English language in Maracha Secondary School then she worked at St. Joseph's Hospital Maracha/ Ovujo Hospital as a social worker between 2022 to 2013. In 2007, Jennifer also worked with Baylor Uganda at Entebbe as a Counsellor with PHAs specialty. She also worked with National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) as an enrollment officer in 2014 then as a social worker with International Rescue Committee(IRC) between 2017 to 2019. [1]

Notable works

Driwaru bought two ambulances for Maracha district from the money that was said to been given to her to buy a car. [3] [4]

See also

List of members of the eleventh Parliament of Uganda

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  2. 1 2 "Pictorial: Kadaga, Elweru, Ssegona Take Oath As Second Day of MPs Swearing-in Ends - SoftPower News". 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. 1 2 "Maracha gets two Ambulances after 10 years of waiting". West Nile Web. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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