Angelline Asio Osegge, also known as Angelina Osege (born 8 December 1969) is a Ugandan social worker and politician, who serves as the

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representing the Soroti District Women Constituency in the 10th Ugandan Parliament (2016 to 2021). She is the chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee for the Central Government. She belongs to Forum for Democratic Change (FDC).

Background and education

She was born ''Angelline Asio'', on 12 August 1969, in Soroti District, in the

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of Uganda. She attended local schools for her pre-university education. In 1991, she was admitted to

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, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, graduating in 1994 with a

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degree in

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. Later, in 2007, she entered the Uganda Martyrs University, graduating in 2009, with a Diploma in Microfinance. She is married.

Work experience

Prior to joining full-time politics, she worked as a community development employee for World Vision International and later, as Credit Officer at Pride Microfinance Limited, a government-owned microfinance bank serving the lower segments of society, who are not served or are unable to access financial services through Ugandan commercial banks. While there, she rose to the rank of branch manager. From 2006 until 2008, she was the executive director of "Local Enterprise Assistance Programme", a Ugandan

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Political career

Osegge was first elected to the Ugandan parliament in 2011, on the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party. In 2016, she retained her seat in parliament. While in parliament, she serves as the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on Public Accounts. Since September 2016, she is Deputy Chairperson of the African Organisation of Public Accounts Committees (AFROPAC).

Controversy

Osege is an active and vocal member of the opposition in parliament. In August 2013, she was suspended for three days by the deputy speaker

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, for "shouting the most", during the passaging of the "Public Order Management Bill". In September 2017, during the introduction of the constitutional amendment to the presidential age limit, Angeline Osege was injured during fighting that broke out in the parliamentary chamber. She was hospitalized as a result of her injuries.

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