Victoria Rusoke Businge

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Victoria Rusoke Businge
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Born
Rusoke Victoria Businge

3 January 1956
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
EducationMakerere University
Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo
Occupation(s)Politician and Teacher
Employer(s)Kabarole District
Kalinaabiri Primary School
Old Kampala Primary School
City Primary School
Nakasero Primary School
Kibuli TTC
Shimoni Demonstration School
Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo (ITEK)
Kyambogo University
Parliament of Uganda
Uganda Human Rights Commission
Known forPolitics
SuccessorSylvia Rwabwo
Political partyNational Resistance Movement (NRM)

Victoria Rusoke Businge also known as Rusoke Victoria Businge (born on 3 January 1956) is a Ugandan politician and teacher. [1] Victoria served as the district Women's Representative of Kabarole District in the ninth Parliament of Uganda. [2] She was re-elected as the member of the eleventh parliament of Uganda in the 2021 January elections. She is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement. In 2018, she was appointed and sworn in as the new member of the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) by the Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Bart M. Katureebe at the Judiciary headquarters in Kampala. [3] [4]

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Education and background

She holds a Master of Education from Makerere University (2001) and attained a Bachelor of Education from Makerere University in 1991. She holds a Diploma in teacher education from Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo (1986), Grade II teacher certificate, Makerere University (1980), and in 1977, she was awarded an East African certificate of education. [2]

Victoria's mother could not afford to educate her beyond O-level and hence she was unable to attain her dream of becoming a lawyer and instead became a teacher. [1]

Career

She served as the District Education Officer, Kabarole from 2003 to 2010. [1] From February to July 2003, she worked as the head teacher at Kalinaabiri Primary School and also served as the head teacher of Old Kampala Primary School from 1997 to 2002. She was the head teacher of City Primary School from 1994 to 1995. She was employed as the deputy head teacher of Nakasero Primary School from 1991 to 1993 and as a tutor at Kibuli TTC from 1986 to 1990. She served as a teacher at Shimoni Demonstration School from 1980 to 1985. [2] In 1978, she joined and served at the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo (ITEK) which is now Kyambogo University. [1]

She served on the Parliament's committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry and on the Appointments Committee. [2]

Controversy

In 2016, she lost to the incumbent Sylvia Rwabwo in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries. She went ahead and contested as an Independent political candidate but she lost. [5] When she lost to Sylvia Rwabwo, she remained unemployed until she was appointed as the Commissioner at the Uganda Human Rights Commission. In 2021, she contested again for Kabarole District Woman Member of Parliament and won although she has been alleged for using government resources such as government vehicle and other resources doing door to door campaigns as the Commissioner at the Uganda Human Rights Commission to further her political ambitions. [5] It has been said her involvement in politics as a Commissioner is against Clause 54 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda which requires a Commissioner to be Independent, and not involved in partisan politics. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Baranga, Samson. "Kabarole's new brooms". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kabarole expects a two-horse race between Businge and Mutuzo". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "CJ Swears in New UHRC Member". www.judiciary.go.ug. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "UHRC Commissioners". Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "UHRC Commissioner 'Victoria Rusoke' In Hot Soup For Campaigning Using Gov't Resources". Thecapitaltimes. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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