Florence Nkurukenda (born 1941) is a Ugandan educator and former Member of Parliament. She served as the Woman Representative for the Masindi District on the National Resistance Committee (1989 - 1996) during which time she was appointed Deputy Minister of Labour (1988) and Local Government (1989 - 1991). She was also the Deputy Chairperson of Uganda's Interim Electoral Commission (1996) and occupied the same position when the Commission was made permanent in 1997.
Florence Nkurukenda | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Chairperson, Electoral Commission, Uganda 1996 - 2002 | |
| Succeeded by | Sr.Margaret Magoba |
| Women Representative, Masindi District 1989 - 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Monica Kiraahwa |
| Deputy Minister, Local Government 1989 - 1991 | |
| Deputy Minister of Labour 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Florence K. Nkurukenda 1941 Kabale |
Background and education edit
Nkurukenda was born in Kabale, Uganda.[1] She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art, in addition to a Diploma in Education.[1]
Career edit
Politics edit
Nkurukenda contested in the 1989 Ugandan general elections to become Woman Representative for Masindi District in the then National Resistance Council.[2] Between 1989 and 1991, she would serve as the Deputy Minister for Local Government alongside Stephen Chebrot.[3] Prior to that she had worked as the Deputy Minister of Labour (1988).[4]
Post-politics edit
Alongside Syda Bbumba and Florence Ssekagya, Nkurukenda was one of the three women on Uganda's interim Electoral Commission that organised the 1996 Ugandan Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.[5][6] In October 1996 when the Electoral Commission was made permanent,she was appointed to serve as the Deputy Chairperson on Uganda's Electoral Commission.[7] She deputised Aziz Kasujja but along with 5 other commissioners retired on 31 July 2002 "in public interest"[5]
She was later recruited to train Nigerian Electoral officials under the International Foundation for Election Systems[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Cooper, Laurie; Henderson, Jerry. Uganda: A Pre-election Assessment Report. p. 40. ISBN 9781879720107.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "When Hens begin to Crow - Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda (Fountain Publishers, 1999, 254 p.): Appendix 3: Women Legislators, 1950-1998". www.nzdl.org. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) National Assembly Official Report FOURTH SESSION 1991 THIRD MEETING ISSUE NO 17 20TH FEBRUARY - 21ST MARCH 1991" (PDF). March 1991.
- ^ "Uganda's Age of Reforms - A Critical Overview (CTA - Fountain Publishers, 1999, 130 p.): 6. The Empowerment of Women". www.nzdl.org. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ a b c "Nkurukenda Gets Nigerian Job". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ Uganda : long-term observation of the 1996 presidential and legislative elections. Laurie Cooper, Victor A. Butler, International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Washington, D.C.: International Foundation for Election Systems. 1996. p. 13. ISBN 1-879720-20-5. OCLC 35586919.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "The four men who have handled polls since 1996". Monitor. 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2022-04-08.