Faith Nakut

Faith Nakut (Nakut Faith Loru Chuna)
Faith Nakut
Woman Member of Parliament for Napak District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born
Uganda
PartyNational Resistance Movement (NRM)
OccupationPolitician
Known for
  • Woman MP, Napak District (11th Parliament)
  • Advocacy on maternal health in Karamoja
  • Opposition to mandatory degree requirements for nursery teachers
  • Work on literacy challenges in Karamoja
  • Campaigns against child trafficking
Committees
  • Finance Committee
  • Physical Infrastructure Committee
  • Public Accounts Committee (Local Government)

Faith Nakut also known as Nakut Faith Loru Chuna is a Ugandan politician and woman member of Parliament of Uganda representing Napak district in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda under the National Resistance Movement political party.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Political office

In 2024, she tasked the Ministry of Health to investigate the increased cases of maternal deaths at Moroto Regional Referral following the death of Sarah Nadiye, the 12th woman to die in 2024 within Karamoja region.[7] She asked the Parliament of Uganda to reject the Ministry of Education policy that requires all nursery teachers to have degrees.[8] She also commented on the low literacy levels in Karamoja region.[9][10] Faith also currently serves on the Finance Committee, Physical Infrastructure Committee, and Public Accounts (Local Government) Committee at the Parliament of Uganda.[6] She has also advocated against child trafficking in the region.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Male, Julius (2024-01-17). "Napak Woman MP Nakut Faith led peace talks among Pian and Bakora | tndNews". tndnewsuganda.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  2. ↑ Waswa, Samson (2024-02-09). "Speaker Tayebwa calls for urgent meeting over MPs' questionable dress code". Pulse Uganda. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Inside government's new Shs15 trillion plan for Karamoja". Monitor. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  4. ↑ Nabakooza, Shamim (2024-07-04). "Uganda: Museveni Leaves Legislators Grambling Over Govt Priority". Nile Post. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  5. ↑ "Todwong Calls for Shared Responsibility in Karamoja's Development". Todwong Calls for Shared Responsibility in Karamoja's Development | National Resistance Movement. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  6. 1 2 "NAKUT FAITH LORU - UGLEADER". ugleader.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  7. ↑ "MPs raise concern over high maternal deaths in Karamoja – Parliament Watch". parliamentwatch.ug. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  8. ↑ "Ateker Moroto FM Radio". atekerfm.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  9. ↑ "Karamoja MPs fault govt on low literacy levels in region". New Vision. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  10. ↑ Reporter, Our (2024-02-06). "NRM's Todwong urges Karimojongs on peace building". The Cooperator News. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  11. ↑ "Hon Faith Nakut – The Kampala Report". Retrieved 2024-08-11.
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