Mourine Osoru

Mourine Osoru (born 3 November 1989) is a Ugandan accountant and legislator who as of May 2020 serves as the elected woman representative for Arua District in Uganda's tenth parliament.[1] Politically, she is affiliated to the affiliated to the National Resistance Movement under whose ticket she contested in the 2016 general election, achieving victory over Christine Bako Abia.[2][3]

Background and education

Osoru was born in Arua on 3 November 1989 to Sabua Ajio and Loyce Adiru.[3] Osoru has a degree in Accounting and Finance obtained from the University of East London in 2014. Prior to that she attended Kisubi High School for her O Levels (2004–2008) and Forest Hill College, Mukono for her A Levels (2009–2010). Some sources list her as having attended primary school at St. Jude Nursery and Primary School[1] while others show Kirinya Parents Primary School.[3]

Career

Prior to becoming a legislator in 2016, Osoru was an accountant in 2010 then Assistant Supervisor at Ajio Sabua Enterprises ( 2014–2015).[1]

In Uganda's 10th Parliament, she is a member of the Committees on Human rights as well as Gender, Labour and Social Development.[1]

In 2017, Osoru was elected President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU).[4][5]

Osoru was kidnapped in 2016.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. TEAM, OBSERVER. "Biggest parliamentary winners, losers revealed". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. BAIKE, PRISCA. "Osoru takes on youth, women unemployment". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  4. "MP Osoru elected president of global youth body". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  5. Nakitendde, hadijah. "When a Ugandan legislator was elected to head global youth body – Sunrise". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. "Woman MP kidnapped, assaulted". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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