Tuma Ruth | |
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Died | July 2016 Kampala International Hospital |
Resting place | Namutumba district |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Alma mater | Uganda Christian University |
Occupation(s) | Politician and educator/teacher |
Years active | 2001-2016 |
Known for | Politics |
Term | 11 years |
Successor | Agnes Nabirye |
Political party | National Resistance Movement (NRM) |
Spouse | Rev Canon Dr Tom Tuma |
Ruth Tuma (died 2016) was a Ugandan politician and educator who served in the seventh (2001 - 2006) [1] and eighth (2006 - 2011) Parliament of Uganda representing Jinja District. [2]
Tuna obtained her Bachelors of Arts in Education and a Masters' Degree of Education in Planning and Administration from Ugandan Christian University, Mukono. [1] She also studied at Kyambogo National and Bishop Willis Teacher's Colleges. [1]
Tuna was known for advocating for education for girls in Busoga. [2] [3] She also assisted rural women by providing coffee seedlings and banana suckers to them. [2]
Tuma served as the Member of Parliament of Jinja District from 2001 to 2006. [2] During Tuma's time in parliament, she was the chairperson of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children and a member of the finance and budget committees for the Uganda Parliament Parliamentarians for Global Action. [1] She served in other capacities that included being a member of the board of directors, deputy convener for peace and democracy and president of the Federation of University Women of Africa. [1] In 2007, she appealed for the protection of children from sexual offenders and demanded that parliament should play a more active role in protecting human rights and fighting poverty. [4]
In 2016, Tuma was defeated by Agnes Nabirye in the National Resistance Movement primaries. [2] [5]
In 2016, she died of cancer on the 13th of July at Kampala International Hospital following several months illness with cancer. [5] Before her death, she was flown to South Africa for medical attention. [5] Tuma was buried at her ancestral home in Namutumba district. [1]
Tuma was married to Rev. Canon Dr. Tom Tuma. The couple had four children. [1]
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