Rukiya Kulany Chekamondo (born 7 October 1965), sometimes spelled as Rukia Kulany Chekamondo, is a

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and

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. She was the State Minister for Privatization in the Ministry of Finance, from June 2006 until May 2011. In the cabinet reshuffle of 27 May 2011, she was dropped from the cabinet and replaced by Aston Kajara. She also served as the elected

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(MP), for Kapchorwa District Women's Representative, from 2006 until 2011. During the 2011 national elections, she was defeated by the current

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MP, Phyllis Chemutai, an Independent politician.

Education

Rukiya Kulany Chekamondo obtained her Grade III Certificate in Education, in 1986, from the Institute of Teacher Education (ITEK), one of the institutions that coalesced to become

Kyambogo University Kyambogo University (KYU) is a public university in Uganda. It is one of the eight public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country with the motto, "Knowledge and Skills for Service." History Kyambogo University was establishe ...

. She went on to obtain the Diploma in Secondary Education, in 1993, also from ITEK. Her degree of

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in the

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and

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, was obtained in 1999, from

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, Uganda's oldest university, established in 1922. She also holds Postgraduate Diplomas in Education Planning & Management (1999), and in Guidance & Counseling (2001), both from ITEK. Her

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degree in

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and

was obtained in 2004 from Makerere University.

Work experience

She has been a

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since she obtained her first teaching certificate in 1986. Between 1993 and 1995, she served a

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, at Bilal Islamic Institute, a school in

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, Uganda's capital city. She joined politics in 2006, contesting for the

Kapchorwa District Kapchorwa District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Kapchorwa is the district's main municipal, administrative, and commercial center, and is the site of the district headquarters. It is also the home district of Stephe ...

, Women's Representative Constituency on the

National Resistance Movement The National Resistance Movement ( sw, Harakati za Upinzani za Kitaifa; abbr. NRM) has been the ruling party in Uganda since 1986. History The National Resistance Movement (NRM) was founded as a liberation movement that waged a guerrilla ...

(NRM), political party ticket. She won, and on 1 June 2006, she was appointed Minister of State for Privatization.Rukiya Chekamondo Appointed State Minister for Privatization on 1 June 2006
/ref> During March 2011, she lost her parliamentary seat and during May 2011, she was dropped from the cabinet in a reshuffle.

Personal details

Rukiya Chekamondo is married. He belongs to the

political party. Her interests include

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and

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References

External links

Website of the Parliament of Uganda Full Ministerial Cabinet List, June 2006 Full Ministerial Cabinet List, February 2009Full Ministerial Cabinet List, May 2011
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chekamondo, Rukiya 1965 births Living people People from Kapchorwa District Makerere University alumni Kyambogo University alumni National Resistance Movement politicians Members of the Parliament of Uganda Government ministers of Uganda Ugandan educators Ugandan women educators Women government ministers of Uganda Women members of the Parliament of Uganda 21st-century Ugandan politicians 21st-century Ugandan women politicians

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