Oliver Katwesigye Koyekyenga | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Education | Butare Senior Secondary School Lugogo Hall Centre |
Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor in International Business) |
Occupation(s) | Politician, businesswoman |
Years active | 2007–present |
Employer(s) | Coyetee Hoopoe Tours and Travel, Kampala Buhweju District Parliament of Uganda |
Known for | Politics |
Title | Member of Parliament Buhweju District Women's Constituency |
Political party | National Resistance Movement |
Other political affiliations | Independent |
Oliver Katwesigye Koyekyenga (born on 14 November 1975 [1] ) is a Ugandan businesswoman and legislator. As of April 2020, she is currently serving as the elected woman representative for Buhweju district in Uganda's tenth parliament. [2] She represented the same constituency in Uganda's ninth parliament as a member of the National Resistance Movement. She then contested as an independent candidate in the 2016 general elections. [3]
Oliver Katwesigye Koyekyenga achieved her O Levels (Uganda Certificate of Education) at Butare Senior Secondary School in 1995 before sitting for her A Levels (Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education) at the Lugogo Hall Centre in 2006. She also holds a bachelor's degree in International Business from Makerere University which she obtained in 2009. [1] [4]
Between 2007 and 2009, Oliver Katwesigye Koyekyenga worked as an Operations Manager at Coyetee then as a Customer Relations Manager at Hoopoe Tours and Travel, Kampala from 2009 to 2013. [1]
Upon the death in 2013 of Joy Arinaitwe Kariisa, [5] the then woman member of parliament for Buhweju District, Oliver Koyekyenga contested for the seat on the National Resistance Movement ticket [6] [7] achieving victory over Jane Frida Bwiruka. [8] [9]
She contested as an independent candidate in the 2016 general election to retain the seat. [10] She sits on at least 2 Parliamentary committees.