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Honorable Mary Mugyenyi | |
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| Born | 3 January 1957 Nyabushozi District, Uganda |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Politics and Administration) Dalhousie University, Canada (Master's degree in Education) |
| Occupations | Politician, lecturer and entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Member East African Legislative Assembly |
| Spouse | Late Joshua Mugyenyi |
Mary Mugyenyi is a Ugandan politician and a representative in the parliament of the East African Legislative Assembly. [1] She is a former member of parliament for Nyabushozi County in Kiruhura District. She is a wife to the former Bank of Uganda executive director Joshua Mugyenyi. [2]
She holds a master's degree in education from Dalhousie University, Canada, and a bachelor's degree in politics and administration from Makerere University. She is the vice chairperson for the Uganda Management Institute Council and a lecturer at Makerere University. She has also served as state minister for agriculture. She is the brain behind the Nshenyi Culture Village, a community-based tourism initiative based in Ntungamo District. [2] She is a one-of-a-kind person who believes that money is letting down the development of East African politics. [3]
In 2013, she and Makerere staff honored her late husband and former political lecturer Joshua Baitwa Mugyenyi at Makerere University together with Ephraim Kamuntu. [4]
