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Achiro Lucy Otim, commonly referred to as Lucy Achiro Otim (born 28 September 1986) is a female Ugandan politician and a Gender Specialist.[1] [2] She is the district woman representative for Aruu North County consistency, Pader district in the 10th Parliament. Achiro belongs to an independent political party at the Parliament of Uganda.[3]
Education and background
She is married. Below are her education history;[4]
- 1998: Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), Mary Immaculate Primary School.
- 2002: Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), Sacred Heart S.S. Gulu.
- 2004: Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE), Merryland High school.
- 2008: Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences (BASS), Makerere University.
- 2014: Masters Degree in Gender Studies, Makerere University.
Career history
- 2012 to date: Executive Director, Women and Children Protection Initiative
- 2012: Women Empowerment Coordinator, USAID and ADRA.
- 2009: Gender Specialist, Oxfam-International.
- 2011: Gender/Child Protection Specialist, UN Women.
- 2016 to date: Member of Parliament, Parliament of Uganda.
She also serves on additional role at the Parliament of Uganda under the Professional body as the Child Protection Working Group of Uganda. She also serves on the Gender Cluster of South Sudan. Lucy is also on the Committee on Human Rights and committee on Gender Labour and Social Development.[5]
Controversy
Achiro’s election was first nullified by the High Court in June 2016 over non compliance with the electoral laws and the Electoral commission was ordered to conduct fresh elections.[6] Lucy Achiro Otim was then re-elected the Member of Parliament for Aruu North constituency in Pader district after defeating five other candidates in a by-election organized to fill the seat that fell vacant in a February 6th Supreme Court ruling.[7][8][9][1][2] She said after winning the elections that her team faced a lot of intimidation and financial challenges although they managed to sailed through.[10]
Achiro Lucy Otim fainted in the Chambers during a protest by Opposition Members of Parliament and carried out of the Parliament chambers after fainting.[3][4]
See also
- Aruu County North MP sworn in.[11]
References and External links
- ^ "Achiro Lucy Otim". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Aruu MP Lucy Achiro Otim thrown out of parliament". The Independent. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lucy Achiro bounces back to parliament – Kampala Dispatch". Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Lucy Achiro Otim". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Labeja, Peter. "Lucy Achiro Bounces Back to Parliament". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Aciro Otim wins Aruu North County seat". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Serugo, Geoffery (2017-04-26). "Aruu County North MP sworn in". Eagle Online. Retrieved 2020-04-17.