Achia Remegio

Achia Remegio
Born (1970-12-27) 27 December 1970 (age 54)
Nakapiripirit District in Northern region of Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Alma materMakerere University
Years active2006–present
Known forMember of Parliament
Political partyNational Resistance Movement for Pian County, Nakapiripirit District
SpouseJane Frances Abodo

Achia Remegio (born 27 December 1970) is a Ugandan politician, economist and statistician.[1] He has been a member of Parliament under the National Resistance Movement representing Pian County, Nakapiripirit District from 2006 to the present.[2][3][4]

Personal life and education

He was born in Nakapiripirit District found in the Northern Region of Uganda.[1] He is married to Uganda's Director of Public Prosecutions, Justice Jane Frances Abodo.[1]

He attended St. Mary's Seminary Nadiket, Moroto, Uganda for his secondary school diploma. Between 1986 and 1990, he joined Makerere University and graduated with a Bachelor of Statistics and Applied Economics.[1]

Career background

He served as the Technical Consultant at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations between November 1999 to May 2005.[1] From May 2011 to date, he has served as the Deputy Chairman of the Budget Committee at the Parliament of Uganda.[1] From April 2006 to date, he has been a Member of the Parliament of Uganda with duties such as resource allocation evaluation, Budget analysis, and goal-oriented budget implementation.[1] He was the Deputy Chairman of the National Economy Committee between May 2006 and July 2009.[1]

Remigio Achia is currently the chairperson of the Karamoja Parliamentary Caucus.[1][5] He criticized the UPDF for criminalizing the entire region and this attitude has resulted in the loss of over 3,000 law-abiding citizens, as well as thousands of children who have been forced into destitution on the streets or in urban centres.[5]

Controversies

In May 2013, he was arrested for driving while drinking.[1] He was harassed for hastily trespassing through a restaurant in Wandegeya despite the written note on the gate.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Remigio Achia: Biography, Age, Education, Family and Wife". Flash Uganda Media. 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ^ "Remigio Achia Archives". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  3. ^ Independent, The (2023-02-16). "MPs demand disbandment of Karamoja Affairs Ministry". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  4. ^ Namayo, Moses. "MPs ask gov't to retain Karamoja Dev't Agency in ongoing rationalization process". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  5. ^ a b Independent, The (2022-04-01). "Karamoja MPs accuse UPDF of looting livestock, killing civilians". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. ^ "Achia harassed over trespass". New Vision. March 3, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved April 1, 2024.