Mourine Osoru

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Mourine Osoru (born 3 November 1989) is a Ugandan accountant and legislator who as of February 2022 serves as the elected woman representative for Arua City in Uganda's eleventh parliament. [1] [2] [3] She held the same position in Uganda's tenth parliament [4] Politically, she is affiliated to the affiliated to the National Resistance Movement under whose ticket she contested in the 2016 general election, achieving victory over Christine Bako Abia. [5] [6]

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Background and education

Osoru was born in Arua on 3 November 1989 to Sabua Ajio and Loyce Adiru. [6] Osoru has a degree in Accounting and Finance obtained from the University of East London in 2014. Prior to that she attended Kisubi High School for her O Levels (2004–2008) and Forest Hill College, Mukono for her A Levels (2009–2010). Some sources list her as having attended primary school at St. Jude Nursery and Primary School [4] while others show Kirinya Parents Primary School. [6] [4]

Career

Prior to becoming a legislator in 2016, Osoru was an accountant in 2010 then Assistant Supervisor at Ajio Sabua Enterprises ( 2014–2015). [4]

In Uganda's 10th Parliament, she is a member of the Committees on Human rights as well as Gender, Labour and Social Development. [4]

In 2017, Osoru was elected President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU). [7] [8] [9] [10]

Osoru was kidnapped in 2016. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Parliament of Uganda (3 August 2021). "MEMBERS OF THE 11TH PARLIAMENT AS AT 03 AUGUST 2021" (PDF). Parliament of Uganda Website. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Osoru Mourine - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Swearing-in of MPs: Check out the final day in 72 pictures". Bukedde. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. ↑ TEAM, OBSERVER. "Biggest parliamentary winners, losers revealed". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 BAIKE, PRISCA. "Osoru takes on youth, women unemployment". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "MP Osoru elected president of global youth body". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Nakitendde, hadijah. "When a Ugandan legislator was elected to head global youth body – Sunrise" . Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Maureen Osoru, MP Arua, has been elected President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of IPU , retrieved 4 February 2023
  10. ↑ "Will NRM retain Arua city Woman MP seat?". New Vision. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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