Auru Anne

Auru Anne
Woman Member of Parliament for Moyo District
In office
2006–2016
Personal details
Born (1960-08-25) August 25, 1960
Uganda
Party
OccupationPolitician
Known for
  • Woman MP for Moyo District (8th & 9th Parliament)
  • Winning as an Independent in 2011
  • Winning on the NRM ticket in 2016
  • Losing seat to Moriku Joyce Kaducu

Auru Anne (born on 25 August 1960) is a Ugandan politician.[1] She was the  Member of Parliament in the eighth and ninth Parliament of Uganda representing Moyo District as an Independent Candidate and National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party ticket respectively.[2][3]

Political career

She has served in two parliament terms: the eighth and ninth parliament of Uganda.[4] In 2011, Auru Anne contested as the Moyo District Woman Representative on an Independent ticket and she won.[5] In 2016, Auru Anne contested as the Moyo District Woman Representative on the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party ticket, and again she won.[2][5]

She lost her seat to Hon. Moriku Joyce Kaducu.[6][7]

Personal life

Auru Anne was summoned by the Uganda National Police over allegation in September 2014, clashes between the Madi community in Moyo and Kuku community of Kajo-Keji County in South Sudan that resulted in loss of lives of about 17 people, cattle raiding, burning houses and robbery.[8][9][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NIRA | National Identification & Registration Authority". www.nira.go.ug. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. 1 2 "| National Resistance Movement". | National Resistance Movement. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  3. ↑ "Moyo District". moyo.go.ug. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Parliament of Uganda |". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  5. 1 2 "Electoral Commission". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Auru Anne - 2016 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Women Leaders Reflect on the Prospects for Peace in Northern Uganda". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  8. ↑ "Police summon two MPs over clashes". Monitor. 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  9. ↑ petnah (2020-04-27). "the madi people - uganda cultural safaris, uganda tribes". petnah. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  10. ↑ "AFRICA | 101 Last Tribes - Kuku people". www.101lasttribes.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
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