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Honorable Mary Mugyenyi | |
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| Born | 3 January 1957 Nyabushozi District, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Politics and Administration) Dalhousie University, Canada (Master's degree in Education) |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, lecturer and entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Known for | Member East African Legislative Assembly |
| Spouse | Late Joshua Mugyenyi |
Mary Mugyenyi is a Ugandan politician and a representative in the parliament of East African Legislative Assembly.[1] She is the former member of parliament of Nyabushozi County in Kiruhura District. She is a wife to the former Bank of Uganda executive director Joshua Mugyenyi.[2]
She holds a master's degree in education from Dalhousie University, Canada, and a bachelor's degree in politics and administration from Makerere University. She is the vice chairperson for Uganda Management Institute Council and a lecturer at Makerere University. She is also served as state minister for agriculture. She is the brain behind the Nshenyi Culture Village,a community-based tourism initiative based in Ntungamo District.[2] She is a one-of-a-kind person who believes that money is letting down the development of East African politics.[3]
In 2013, she and Makerere Staff honored her late husband and former political lecturer Joshua Baitwa Mugyenyi at Makerere University together with Ephraim Kamuntu.[4]
- ^ "EALA commences in Kampala, inducts MPs". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Six things you didn't know about EALA seat aspirant Mary Mugyenyi". Watchdog Uganda. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "EALA RACE: Mary Mugyenyi Fears Bribery Could Cost Uganda Competent Representatives". ChimpReports. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Makerere honours Dr Joshua Mugyenyi | News@CHUSS". chuss.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 25 June 2020.