Catherine Lamwaka

Catherine Lamwaka
Born	25 December 1983 Omoro District
Nationality	Ugandan
Education	Gulu Primary School Sacred Heart Secondary School in Gulu
Alma mater	Gulu University Uganda Management Institute
Known for	politics
Political party	National Resistance Movement (NRM)

Catherine Lamwaka (born 25 December 1983) is a Ugandan politician and a member of the 11th Parliament of Uganda representing Omoro District.

Background

Lamwaka is a female member of the Parliament of Uganda.[1] She is a District Woman Representative for the Omoro District[2] and a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party. The NRM party is the ruling political party in Uganda[3] under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the president of Uganda.[4] She previously served as a Resident-District Commissioner for Gulu District[5] and Pader District.[6]

Education

Lamwaka started her primary education at Gulu Primary School where she completed her primary-leaving examinations. In 1996, she attended Sacred Heart Secondary School, Gulu, for her O-level and A-level education where she appeared for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations in 2000 and the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations in 2002.[7] She later joined Gulu University where, in 2006, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in development studies. In 2008, she acquired a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management from the Uganda Management Institute.

Lamwaka Catherine in 2021

Career

Since 2016, Lamwaka has been a member of the Parliament of Uganda, representing the people of the Omoro District as a District Woman Representative.[8] She serves on the Government Assurance Committee in the Parliament of Uganda and is a member of and vice chairperson for the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA).[9] She served under the office of the president as Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Gulu District, from 2014 to 2015[10] and as Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Pader District, from 2010 to 2014.[11] Lamwaka served as a Community Development Officer for Amuru District from 2007 to 2010,[12] and earlier in her career as a research assistant for the Gulu NGO Forum from 2006 to 2007.

References

1. "Parliament of Uganda members of the 10th parliament". Parliament of Uganda. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. Vision reporter (12 May 2019). "Museveni commends Omoro on voting good leaders". New Vision. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
3. Cissy, Makumbi (29 August 2016). "NRM's Lamwaka registers early lead in Omoro district". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
4. Jonathan, Kamoga (25 January 2020). "NRM to endorse Museveni for another term". The East African. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
5. Alex, Otto (19 June 2015). "Gulu RDC Catherine Lamwaka resigns for elective politics". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
6. Chris, Ocowun (12 May 2013). "Pader RDC weds, museveni gives couple 10 cows". New Vision. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
7. Alex, Otto (1 July 2012). "Sacred heart OG's boost Alma mater". The Observer. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
8. "Nrm's Lamwaka wins omoro woman mp race". New Vision. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
9. "UWOPA executive(10th parliament)". Uganda Women Parliamentary Association. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
10. Earnest, Tumwesige (30 July 2016). "Eleven nominated for Omoro woman mp seat". New Vision. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
11. Daniel, Cere (26 January 2014). "Pader teachers, financial institutions investigated for forgery". Uganda Radio network. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
12. Vision reporter (26 February 2010). "Masaka DP youth battle elders as NRM women clash in amuru". New Vision. Retrieved 3 April 2020.