Juliana Modesta Auma

Juliana Modesta Auma
Born14 October 1964
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
OccupationPolitician
Known forPolitics
Political partyNational Resistance Movement

Juliana Modesta Auma (born on 14 October 1964) is a Ugandan politician. She was the member of parliament in the ninth Parliament of Uganda representing Abim District under the National Resistance Movement political party.

Political journey

Auma was the member of parliament in the ninth parliament of Uganda.[1][2][3][4] She lost her seat to the parliament between (2011-2016) partly because she was reported to have used her first five years as a first term the member of parliament to chase for land deals instead of legislating for her electors.[1] During the 2021 general elections, she contested for the member of parliament as an independent candidate but lost to the NRM flag bearer and incumbent, Janet Akech Okorimoe who scored 7, 705 votes and Auma got 7, 608 votes.[5] However, Auma disputed the results alleging vote-rigging and called for a recount.[5] She later filed an election petition which was dismissed by the Kotido Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Seiko with costs on grounds that Auma did not provide substantial evidence.[5] She was listed among the 34 member of parliament of Uganda who have spoken less than five times, and 29 of them belonged to the ruling NRM political party.[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b Joshua, Walakira (23 December 2019). "PULKOL LEVELS OFF ABIM MP JULIANA AUMA MODESTA WITH SHS500M COURT BILL (SHE SOLD TO HIM FAKE LAND IN LUWERO) – mulengeranews.com". Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Members of 9th Parliament". Fortune Of Africa - Uganda. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ Kakaire, Sulaiman. "Nankabirwa explains Kyankwanzi 'fight'". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ "EveryPolitician: Uganda - Parliament - 9th Parliament". EveryPolitician. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Court Throws Out Vote Recount Application for Abim Woman MP Race". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Silent MPs exposed". Monitor. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022.