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Santa Okot is a Ugandan politician, women's activist and educator who serves as the Member of Parliament representing Pader District (Aruu North) in the 11th Ugandan Parliament(2021-2026) and affiliated to the People's Progressive Party as a political party. [1] [2] Santa is the only MP in the 11th Parliament belonging to the People's Progressive Party. [3] She is also the former member of the seventh Parliament of Uganda. [4] In the 2001, she was the Woman Member of Parliament for Pader District representing the people of Aruu County under the National Resistance Movement political party. [3] [5] In 2006, she contested as the Member of Parliament but lost. [3] She is known for being critical of the government for instance she has been using social media when presidential term limits were lifted in order to hold government leaders accountable. [3]

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Education

She holds a bachelor's degree in Education. [3]

Career

Santa is a school teacher by profession. She is an activist for women and children. [6] Santa worked as a Policy facilitator at African Leadership Institute. She is currently the Deputy Secretary General of People's Progressive Party. She is also a Certified Peace Builder and Negotiator. [7] In PPP, Ms Okot is the chairperson for the women's league representing the northern region. [3]

Other responsibilities

She was a peace negotiator between the government of Uganda and the LRA, Rebels known for abducting, miming and killing millions of Ugandans from Northern part of Uganda. [7] [4] [8] [9]

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  2. ↑ "Civilian protection is crucial in responding to LRA conflict, urge community leaders | Conciliation Resources". www.c-r.org. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Eight unique faces taking over LC5, MP positions across country". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  4. 1 2 Wacha, Joe. "Santa Okot Defends Legitimacy of LRA Peace Team". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  5. ↑ Ltd, Observer Media. "Wolokoso: Museveni proud to be computer illiterate". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  6. ↑ "IMG_2720 santa okot drumming Jinja beader". Outreach Uganda. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  7. 1 2 "Uganda/Sudan: Two women peace negotiators reflect on their experiences - Sudan". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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  9. ↑ "Uganda rebel negotiators quit, blame Kony". Reuters. 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
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