Kyokuhairwa Kyaka Vicky
Kyokuhairwa Kyaka Viccy (d. 2008), also known as Vicky Kyaka Kyokuhairwa, was a Ugandan politician in the eighth Parliament of Uganda representing Isingiro District. She was the first councillor for Bukanga in the early 90s.[1]
Political life
[edit]Kyokuhairwa won the 2006 election in Isingiro district woman parliamentary seat with 94,258 votes.[2] Her closest rival Kyokuhairwe Stella Masiko Kafureka polled 10,739, while Biriwuija Edith Mwebaze had 7,571 votes.[2]
In 2008, Vicky died with a couple and two other people after their car collided with a Fuso truck at Rubaale on the Kabale-Mbarara highway.[3] The other deceased were identified as Mathias Mulumba and his wife, Winnie.[3] Kyokuhairwa was in the company of her mother-in-law and was admitted at Nkozi Hospital.[2]
The Parliament also paid tribute to Viccy.[1] which was moved by the Government Chief Whip, Kabakumba Matsiko, who said the late had distinguished herself as hardworking, vibrant and loyal to the ruling National Resistance Movement party.[1] Vicky was also known by other MPs for being a developmental and a great mobilizer who believed in family unity and harmony, a great and empowered woman, a great legislator who had been a model for many women parliamentarians in the multiparty system and a prayerful woman who was attached to her family and constituency.[1]
While at the Parliament, she served as a member on the Parliamentary Committees of Defence and Internal Affairs, Natural Resources, and the Public Accounts Committee.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Parliament pays tribute to Isingiro woman MP Kyaka". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ a b c d George, Katongole. "Isingiro district Woman MP dies in Fatal accident". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
- ^ a b "Uganda: Four Die in Kabaale Accident". AllAfrica. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2022.