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Florence Akiiki Asiimwe

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Florence Akiiki Asiimwe
CitizenshipUganda
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Politician, author, lecturer
Political partyNational Resistance Movement

Florence Akiiki Asiimwe is a Ugandan politician, author, and lecturer. On January 14, 2021, she was elected as the representative of parliament for Masindi District in the 11th Parliament of Uganda. She is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement party which has been the ruling party since 1986.[1]

Career and education

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Asiimwe holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Cape Town and a Master of Arts in development studies from the International Institute of Social Studies from The Hague, Netherlands.[2][3] She worked as a senior lecturer at the Department of Sociology at Makerere University, a part-time lecturer at the University of the Western Cape, and a visiting scholar Kyoto University.[3] Asiimwe has published books titled Community Mobilisation Skills in 2007 and The Untold Stories: Gender and Homeownership in Urban Uganda in 2011.[4][5][6]

During the 2021 Ugandan general election on January 14, 2021, she was elected as the representative of parliament for Masindi District in the 11th Parliament of Uganda.

References

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  1. ^ "FLORENCE ASIIMWE AKIIKI, Aspiring Woman MP 2021–2026, MASINDI". www.ugandadecides.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Akiiki Asiimwe Florence | College of Humanities and Social Sciences – Contacts Directory". chuss.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Giving Hope Foundation Governance | Giving Hope Foundation". June 28, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Fountain Publishers: Africa-Leading Publishing House". www.fountainpublishers.co.ug. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Akiiki, Asiimwe Florence (2010). The Untold Stories: Gender and homeownership in Urban Uganda Power relations in homeownerships in Uganda. Saarbrücken. ISBN 978-3-639-28651-9. OCLC 724430547.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ "Florence Akiiki Asiimwe | Semantic Scholar". www.semanticscholar.org. Retrieved March 22, 2021.