Spellanza Baguma Muhenda

Spellanza Baguma Muhenda (October 30, 1978) is a member of the Ugandan Parliament.[1]

She is the Woman District Representative for Kyenjojo District in the Tooro sub-region in the Western Uganda[2][3] who is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement (NRM).[4]

Background and education

Spellanza Baguma Muhenda was born on 30 October 1978 in a catholic family. She finished her Uganda Certificate of Education from Kyebambe Girls S.S. in 1996. she remained at Kyebambe Girls S.S where she completed her Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education in 1998. She then went to 2002 Makerere University from where she graduated with Bachelor of Education. She went for further studies at Law Development Centre, Kampala from where she got a Certificate in Law (Administrative Officers Law Course) in 2006. And in 2008, she got her Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management from Uganda Management Institute.[1]

Career

From 2000 to 2002, Spellanza Baguma Muhenda was a trainer at Ruwoda. She became the Programme Officer of youth organization Engabu za Tooro from 2002 - 2003. She was also an Executive Director for Protect the Children-Kyenjojo from 2004 to 2006. She became a Councilor for Kyenjojo District Local Government from 2002 to 2006. She was District Registrar for the National Resistance Movement in 2006. At Kyenjojo District Local Government rom 2006–2010, Baguma was Senior Assistant Secretary. She was also a Senior Assistant Secretary for Kyegegwa District Local Government from 2010 to 2015. She became a Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Uganda in 2016 to date.[1]

She is also a member of Local Government Accounts Committee and also a member on the committee on Public Service and Local Government.[3] She was the vice-president of the Parliamentary Health Committee in the 10th parliament of Uganda[5] and a champion on sexual reproductive health issues.[1][2]

She is the current Chairperson of the Network for African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians (NAWMP).[2][6][7]

She presented a motion demanding that the government implement key policies that would impact the lives of young people.[7] She has always expressed concern about the performance of district health workers.[5] She has always participated in the betterment of education.[8] She participated in formulation of private health insurance scheme.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Parliament of Uganda". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  2. ^ a b c "CS61_Baguma Spellanza Muhenda". Nairobi Summit. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. ^ a b The Parliamentary Performance Scorecard 2018- 2019 (PDF). Kampala: AFRICA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. April 2020. pp. 98, 124, 128, 350. ISBN 978-947478-111-0.
  4. ^ "BAGUMA SPELLANZA MUHENDA". NRM. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  5. ^ a b SSEBAGGALA, SUNDAY (2019-08-03). "Achest boss calls for recentralisation of district health workers recruitment to fill vacancies". Nile Post. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  6. ^ "Network of African Women ministers and Parliamentarians - Uganda Chapter". parliament of the Republic of Uganda. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  7. ^ a b ""Trust and empower us" – young Ugandans on their sexual and reproductive health and rights". UNFPA ESARO. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  8. ^ "MPs want education curriculum reviewed". Watchdog-Uganda. 2019-08-10. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  9. ^ independent, The (2019-06-06). "Private Member's Bill likely to delay Health Insurance scheme –Ministry of Health". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2021-03-21.


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