Sylvia Bahireira Tumwekwase
Hon. Sylvia Bahireira Tumwekwase | |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kamwenge District |
| Alma mater | Clarke International University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Nurse |
| Committees | The committee on Health in the Parliament of Uganda in 2021 to 2022 The Committee on Government Assurance and Implementation in the Parliament of Uganda |
Sylvia Bahireira Tumwekwase, known as Omushaho, is a Ugandan politician, legislator and nurse by profession. She is the woman Member of Parliament for Kamwenge District in the eleventh parliament of Uganda. She was also a member of Uganda's Parliamentary Health Committee from 2021 to 2022 and Government Assurances Committee.[1][2][3]
Background and education
[edit]Bahireira was born in Kamwenge District in western Uganda in the Tooro Kingdom.[4]
Bahireira graduated from Clarke International University (CIU) with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing in 2012.[4][5] She graduated with a Masters of Science in Nursing from Uganda Martrys University Nkozi.[5][4]
Career and work experience
[edit]Bahireira served as senior nursing and midwifery officer at Rukungyu Hospital in Kamwenge District.[5] She worked as the acting health officer for Kamwenge District.[4] Bahireira later left government employment and joined a Belgian developing agency as she was pursuing her political goals. In 2020, she contested as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer but she lost to Azairwe Dorothy Kabaraitsya.[4]
In 2021, Bahireira stood for woman member of parliament for Kamwenge district as an independent candidate where she got 38,309 votes and merged as the winner against Azairwe Dorothy Kabaraitsya who had 36,601 votes.[6][7]
Bahireira served on the committee on Health in the Parliament of Uganda in 2021 to 2022.[2][8] And also on the Committee on Government Assurance and Implementation in the Parliament of Uganda.
Read also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ murami (17 January 2022). "MPs probe existence of private pharmacies in Mulago Hospital". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b 8. MEMBERSHIP OF THE HEALTH COMMITTEE (2021-2022) (PDF). Uganda: The Parliament of Uganda. p. 1.
- ^ Express, The Daily (17 January 2022). "MPs probe existence of private pharmacies in Mulago hospital". Daily Express. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Editor, Flash Uganda; Uganda, Flash (25 July 2023). "Bahireira Tumwekwase Sylvia: Biography, Early Life, Family, Education, Career and Achievements". Flash Uganda Media. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c "Alumni Turned MP". issuu. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ The Electoral Commission Report on The 2020/2021 General Election (PDF). Uganda: The Electoral Commission. 2021. p. 184.
- ^ "Bahireira Tumwekwase Sylvia - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH (AMENDMENTI BILL, 2O2I (PDF). Uganda: Parliament of Uganda. 2022. p. 45.