Nancy Acora

Last updated

Nancy Acora is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She represents the people of Lamwo district as woman MP in the parliament of Uganda. [1]

Contents

Background

Acora is an independent member of parliament, she entered parliament after defeating the former member of parliament Molly Lanyero of the National Resistance Movement party. [1] [2]

After the elections, Lanyero was discontented and lodged an election petition against Acora. Acora at the end of the process won the election petition in September 2021. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Career

In the parliament of Uganda, Acora serves as a member of the presidential affairs committee. [8]

Related Research Articles

Anna Ebaju Adeke is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. Currently she serves as the Member of Parliament representing Women in Soroti District, in the 11th Parliament (2021–2026). She previously served as the parliamentary representative of the National Female Youth Constituency in the 10th parliament (2016–2021). She serves as the Deputy President for Forum for Democratic Change in Eastern Region.

Anita Annet Among is a Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician who is the incumbent Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda (2022–2026). She also concurrently serves as the elected member of parliament for the Bukedea District Women Constituency, the same position she held in the 10th parliament (2016–2021). She was in FDC party before she joined the ruling NRM where she was voted as the Deputy speaker of the 11th parliament.

Molly Lanyero is a Ugandan politician who was elected to the 10th Parliament (2016-2021), as a District Woman Representative representing Lamwo District.

Annet Nyakecho also known as Okwenye Annet Nyakecho is a Ugandan politician, business woman, and woman Member of Parliament of Tororo North County, Tororo District. She is an Independent politician. She served as woman MP for Otuke District in the 9th parliament, and in the 10th parliament, she served as the MP for Tororo North. She is currently the Tororo woman member of parliament in the 11th Parliament of Uganda.

Florence Namayanja is a female Ugandan politician who was district woman representative of Bukoto County East, Masaka District. She was affiliated to the Democratic Party political party and now affiliated to National Unity Platform. In the 11th Parliament, she stood as the Candidate for LC5 Chairperson for Masaka City under the National Unity Platform although she lost the elections. She was the winner of Masaka city mayoral seat after defeating seven candidates including business tycoon, Emmanuel Lwasa with 28,824 votes.

Fortunate Nantongo is a Ugandan Lawyer, politician and legislator. She represents the people of Kyotera District as woman member of parliament in the parliament of Uganda. She won the MP seat on the Democratic Party (DP) ticket. She is the Shadow minister of Gender, labor and social development in the opposition government.

Barumba Beatrice Rusaniya is a female Ugandan politician. She was the National Resistance Movement politician and the Member of Parliament for Kiruhura District in the eighth and ninth Parliament of Uganda. In 2005, when Kiruhura district was created out of Mbarara District, Beatrice became its pioneer Woman Member of Parliament in 2006 and served until 2016.

Jacinta Atuto is a Ugandan politician who serves as a member of parliament for Kapelebyong District in the eleventh parliament of Uganda. She is the deputy chairperson for the parliamentary Committee On Climate Change. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement.

Kintu Florence also known as Kintu Florence Tumwine is a Ugandan politician. She was a woman member of parliament representative for the National Resistance Movement political party in the ninth Parliament of Uganda, Kalungu District.

Lanyero Sarah Ochieng also known as Sarah Ochieng Lanyero is a Ugandan Politician. She was the Member of Parliament in the ninth Parliament of Uganda representing Lamwo District under the National Resistance Movement political party.

Iriama Rose is a Ugandan politician. She was the Member of Parliament in the eighth and ninth Parliament of Uganda representing Nakapiripirit District as an Independent candidate.

Ninsiima Ronah Rita Is a Ugandan Politician and Journalist who was the Women Representative member of Parliament for Kabale District in the 9th Parliament of Uganda. She beat former agriculture minister Hope Mwesigye who had represented the constituency since 1994 in the 2011 Uganda general elections on February 18 replacing her for the seat between 2011 to 2016. Rita was an independent candidate after losing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries to Hope Mwesigye.

Bako Christine Abia is a Ugandan politician and she was the Arua District woman Member of Parliament in the eighth and ninth Parliament of Uganda. She belongs to the Forum for Democratic Change political party.

Mpiima Dorothy Christine is a Ugandan Member of Parliament who served in the ninth Parliament of Uganda. She was the National Resistance Movement political party representative of Buikwe District.

Linda agnes Auma is a Ugandan politician and legislator, she represents the people of Lira district as woman member of parliament in the parliament of Uganda, which she entered on an independent ticket. Auma is the state minister for Gender and culture and the vice chairperson of the National women council. She is also the former Resident district commissioner (RDC) Of Amuru district.

Sarah Kiyingi Musoke is a Ugandan Politician, a former State Minister of Internal Affairs and a former Woman Representative Member of parliament representative for Rakai District since the Sixth Parliament of Uganda between 1996 to 2016.

Taban Sharifa Aate is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She represents the people of Koboko district as Woman MP In the 11th parliament of Uganda. She subscribes to the National Resistance Movement party (NRM) a party under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, president of the republic of Uganda.

Rose emma Cherukut is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She represents the people of Kween district as district woman MP in the parliament of Uganda. She is a member of National Resistance Movement (NRM) a party under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni president of the republic of Uganda.

Aisa Black Agaba is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She represents the people of Bugangaizi east in Kibale district as constituency representative (MP) in the parliament of Uganda.

Jovanice Twinobusingye is a Ugandan politician, legislator and woman representative member of parliament for Kiruhura District in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). She sits on the Parliamentary Committee on Public Service and Local Government which is chaired by Hon. Onzima Godfrey

References

  1. 1 2 "Acora Nancy - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. "In pictures: Here is how MPs showed up for their swearing-in". Bukedde. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. Independent, The (2021-09-21). "Court dismisses petition against Lamwo Woman MP". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. "Lamwo District woman MP Petition Ruling Set For September 17th". Mega 102 FM. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. "Lamwo District Woman MP Election Petitioner Requests to Submit Additional Evidence". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  6. "Former Lamwo District Woman MP Appeals Against Petition Dismissal". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  7. "Why over 50 MP election petitions were thrown out". Monitor. 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  8. "Committee on Presidential Affairs – Parliament Watch" . Retrieved 2022-04-07.