Jesca Ababiku

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Jesca Ababiku
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Jesca Ababiku in 2016
Born (1975-07-17) 17 July 1975 (age 48)
EducationPrimary: Adjumani Girls Primary School (1990)

UCE: Metu Secondary School (1994)

UACE: Moyo Secondary School (1997)

Diploma in Education: Muni National Teachers College (1999)

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Bachelor of Education: Makerere University (2006)

Master of Education: Gulu University (2013)
Occupation(s)Teacher, Ugandan politician
Political party National Resistance Movement
SpouseSingle

Jesca Ababiku (born 17 July 1975) is a Ugandan educator and politician. She is currently a member of the eleventh Parliament of Uganda, [1] [2] representing the people of Adjumani district in one of the parliamentary seats reserved for women. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement and the Chairperson of the Presidential Affairs (NRM), the ruling political party in Uganda under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa, the current president of the Republic of Uganda (as of 2021). In the 2021 Uganda general elections, Ababiku retained her seat democratically for the third time as women member of parliament for Adjumani district since 2011. [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Ababiku was born on 17 July 1975. She grew up in Adjumani district. [6] She attended Adjumani Girls Primary School, graduating in 1990 with her Primary Leaving Examination. In 1994 she obtained her Uganda Certificate of Education from Metu Secondary School, in 1997 she obtained her Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education from Moyo Secondary School in Moyo Town, and in 1999 she graduated from the Muni National Teachers College with a Diploma in Education. In 2006, she obtained a bachelor's degree in education from Makerere University, and later on in 2013, she graduated from Gulu University with a master's degree in education. [6]

Work experience

Ababiku became a teacher shortly after graduating from the Muni National Teachers College. In 2000, she started teaching at Alere Secondary School, [6] a government-aided school in the Adropi sub-county of the Adjumani District [7] which was established in 1991 as a boarding school to assist refugee children, primarily from South Sudan. [8]

In 2002, she became a Teachers Representative to the Board of Governors of Alere Secondary School, a position she held till 2004, and acted as class teacher and head of the history department from 2004 to 2006. She additionally became a District Councillor in the Adjumani District local government from 2002 to 2010 and was a Council Member of Kyambogo University from 2004 to 2010. She was Secretary of Production for the Adjumani District Local Government from 2004 to 2006, and from 2006 to 2010 she was council member of the national union of disabled persons of Uganda. Earlier in 2002 she had assumed the chairmanship of Adjumani disabled persons association, a position she held till 2010. [6]

Political career

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Jesca Ababiku

In 2010, she retired from being a teacher, from being a District Councillor for the Adjumani District Local Government, and from her roles with the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda and the Adjumani Disabled Persons Association to run for Parliament of Uganda. [6] She ran as an independent (although she later became a member of the National Resistance Movement) for the District Woman Representative for the Adjumani District and won. She received 17,037 votes to win the four-way race for the seat. [9]

2011 Election
2011 Ugandan general election: District Women Representative Adjumani District [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
IndependentJesca Ababiku17,03751.38
National Resistance Movement Jesca Osuna Eriya 14,23142.92
Forum for Democratic Change Hellen Achan1,1453.45
IndependentMamawi Josephine Ujjeo7322.21

In parliament, Ababiku is a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Presidential Affairs. [6] [10] She is also a member of the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA), where she is a member of the Employment Act/Economic empowerment round table committee that is chaired by Agnes Kunihira. [11]

Personal life

Jesca Ababiku is single. [6] Her hobbies include listening to music and reading. [6]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Hon. Ababiku Jesca (Woman MP Adjumani District) | ADJUMANI DISTRICT". www.adjumani.go.ug. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Administration of oaths underway for new members of parliament". The Independent Uganda. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ababiku Jesca - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Adjumani District Applauds Support of Denmark Towards Refugee Response Interventions". UNFPA Uganda (in Madi'ti). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Jesca Ababiku". Parliament of Uganda. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Alere Secondary School". Uganda Schools Guide. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "The Project for Construction of Boys' Dormitory Blocks at Alere Senior Secondary School". Embassy of Japan in Uganda. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  9. 1 2 The Electoral Commission (July 2011). "REPORT ON THE 2010/2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS" (PDF). The Electoral Commission of Uganda. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Matovu, Muhamadi (21 June 2020). "Parliamentary committee asks wetland encroachers to vacate government land without compensation". Nile Post. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Uwopa Round Table Committees". Uganda Women Parliamentary Association. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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