Elizabeth Beikiriize Karungi
Elizabeth Beikiriize Karungi | |
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| Born | 5 December 1976 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Education | Kayonza Primary School Bishop Comboni College Law Development Centre, Kampala Uganda Christian University, Mukono |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer and politician |
| Employer(s) | Bwenye and Ndyomugabe Advocates Kanungu district Parliament of Uganda |
| Known for | Politics |
| Political party | National Resistance Movement |
| Spouse | Allan Kamugisha |
Elizabeth Beikiriize Karungi, commonly known as Elizabeth Karungi NRM (born 5 December 1976),[1] is a female Ugandan politician serving as the District Woman Representative for Kanungu District in Uganda's 10th Parliament, a position she has occupied since 2011. She is a lawyer by profession and a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, Uganda's National ruling political party.
Background and education
[edit]Karungi did her Primary Leaving Examinations in 1990 at Kayonza Primary School. She offered her O Levels (UCE) at Bishop Comboni College in 1994 and later her A Levels (UACE) from the same school in 1999. She graduated with a Diploma in Law from the Law Development Centre, Kampala in 2001. Thereafter, she proceeded to Uganda Christian University, Mukono for a Bachelor of Laws eventually graduating in 2006. She returned to Law Development Centre in 2007 for a diploma in legal practice.
Career
[edit]Karungi is a trained lawyer and worked as a Legal Officer at Bwenye and Ndyomugabe Advocates between 2008 and 2011.[2] She later joined elective politics and have been serving as the district woman representative for Kanungu district since 2011.
Personal life
[edit]Elizabeth Karungi is married to Allan Kamugisha.
Controversy
[edit]Following a 2011 report on high travel costs for members of parliament, Elizabeth Karungi questioned the criteria that was used to select the staff that were travelling.[3]
A 2017 report on corruption in Uganda's mining sector in Uganda by Global Witness[4] cited Elizabeth Karungi as a beneficiary of a licence[5] that enabled her to mine and explore for minerals[6] in Bwindi Forest even though it was a gazetted area with endangered species. The report recommended an investigation into her by the Inspector General of Government, Uganda.[7]
In October 2018, it was reported that Members of the 10th Parliament of Uganda had almost failed to debate on the motion for adoption of the report of the Public Service and Local Government Committee on the petition on pending eviction of traders, lock-up owners, special hire operators and taxi owners from Mukono Taxi Park.[8] This was because she as well as her committee chairperson were not in the House to present their report.[9]
In November 2018, it was still reported that court had summoned Elizabeth Karungi on allegations that she had attempted to poison a parliamentary staffer.[10][11][12] In turn she sued the staffer and a local paper, accusing the paper of giving the staffer "a platform to publish false and malicious story about her and her family."[13]
Membership and committees
[edit]- Member – Committee on Government Assurances[14]
- Member – Uganda Women Parliamentary Association[15] (UWOPA)
- Vice Chairperson – Public Service Committee[16]
- Vice Chairperson – Uganda Parliamentary Forum for children (UPFC)
See also
[edit]- List of members of the ninth Parliament of Uganda
- List of members of the tenth Parliament of Uganda
- Kanungu District
- Parliament of Uganda
- Member of Parliament
- National Resistance Movement
References
[edit]- ^ "Parliament of Uganda". parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Parliament of Uganda". parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Kiggundu, Emma Mutaizibwa & Edris. "MPs blow Shs 2.2bn on trips". The Observer – Uganda. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "'Corruption plagues Uganda's mining sector'". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "How Corruption Is Stifling Uganda's Mining Sector-Report". Kampala Post. Retrieved 16 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Matsiko, Haggai (17 July 2017). "ANALYSIS: Messing with Uganda's minerals". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "How Corruption Is Stifling Uganda's Mining Sector-Report". Kampala Post. Retrieved 16 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "31ST SITTING OF THE 1ST MEETING OF THE 3RD SESSION OF THE 10TH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA: WEDNESDAY 3RD OCTOBER 2018 – TIME OF COMM". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 16 March 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "How MPs' Perpetual Absenteeism Is Stifling Parliament Business". Kampala Post. Retrieved 16 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Court summons MP Karungi over poison attack on wrong target". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Kanungu Woman MP Dragged to Court for 'Poisoning' Parliament Staffer". Online news from Uganda and the East African region – SoftPower News. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Spyuganda (1 November 2018). "Kanungu Woman MP Abuses Poison Victim Live on Radio". The Spy. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Kanungu Woman MP now sues Parliament staff in alleged poisoning attempt". The Crime 24. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Committee on Government Assurances". Parliament Watch. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Members of UWOPA of 10th Parliament | Uganda Women Parliament Association". uwopa.or.ug. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ App, Daily Monitor. "NRM fires, rewards MPs over age limit". mobile.monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 16 March 2019.