Mourine Osoru

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Mourine Osoru (born 3 November 1989) is a Ugandan accountant and legislator who as of February 2022 serves as the elected woman representative for Arua City in Uganda's eleventh parliament.[1][2][3] She held the same position in Uganda's tenth parliament[4] 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.[5][6]

Background and education

Osoru was born in Arua on 3 November 1989 to Sabua Ajio and Loyce Adiru.[6] 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[4] while others show Kirinya Parents Primary School.[6][4]

Career

Prior to becoming a legislator in 2016, Osoru was an accountant in 2010 then Assistant Supervisor at Ajio Sabua Enterprises ( 2014–2015).[4]

In Uganda's 10th Parliament, she is a member of the Committees on Human rights as well as Gender, Labour and Social Development.[4]

In 2017, Osoru was elected President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU).[7][8][9][10]

Osoru was kidnapped in 2016.[11]

See also

• List of members of the tenth Parliament of Uganda

References

1. Parliament of Uganda (3 August 2021). "MEMBERS OF THE 11TH PARLIAMENT AS AT 03 AUGUST 2021" (PDF). Parliament of Uganda Website. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
2. "Osoru Mourine - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
3. "Swearing-in of MPs: Check out the final day in 72 pictures". Bukedde. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
4. "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
5. TEAM, OBSERVER. "Biggest parliamentary winners, losers revealed". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
6. BAIKE, PRISCA. "Osoru takes on youth, women unemployment". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
7. "MP Osoru elected president of global youth body". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
8. Nakitendde, hadijah. "When a Ugandan legislator was elected to head global youth body – Sunrise". Retrieved 30 May 2020.
9. Maureen Osoru, MP Arua, has been elected President of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians of IPU, retrieved 4 February 2023
10. "Will NRM retain Arua city Woman MP seat?". New Vision. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
11. "Woman MP kidnapped, assaulted". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

External links

• Inter Parliamentary Union
• Parliament of Uganda