Rosemary Kerwegi (1951 – 5 May 2001) was a Ugandan educator, legislator and Woman Member of Parliament for Apac District in Uganda's sixth Parliament (1996–2001).

Rosemary Kerwegi
Woman Member of Parliament, Apac District
1996 – 2001
Preceded byMolly Ogweng
Succeeded byBeatrice Lagada
Personal details
Born
Rosemary Kerwegi

(1951-01-01)1 January 1951
Died5 May 2001(2001-05-05) (aged 50)
EducationTororo Girls School
Alma materInstitute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo
University of Reading

Background and education

edit

According to her eulogy given at a Parliamentary sitting in May 2001, Kerwegi was born to Obadia Oryam, a civil servant and Alice Achieng.[1][2]

She attended Tororo Girls School between 1965 and 1971. She later attended Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo and later the University of Reading in the United Kingdom where she "specialised in counselling and guidance".[2]

Career

edit

Pre-politics

edit

Kerwegi taught at various schools such as Nabisunsa Girls School and Kyambogo College School before moving to the Ministry of Education and Sports.[2] She worked at the ministry from 1981 to 1996 when she left to join politics.[2] While there, she served as the Secretary on the Central Scholarships Committee.[2]

Politics

edit

Kerwegi successfully contested in the 1996 Ugandan parliamentary elections and thereafter was the Woman Member of Parliament for Apac District in Uganda's sixth parliament.[3]

She served on Parliament's Committees of Appointments and Social Services[4]

Death

edit

Kerwegi passed on in May 2001 at the International Hospital Kampala.[4] The cause of death was given as "pneumonia and respiratory failure"[5]

References

edit
  1. ^ Parliament of Uganda
  2. ^ a b c d e Parliament of Uganda (8 May 2001). "Minutes of the Parliamentary Seating on 8th May 2001". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ Parliament of Uganda (1 October 1996). "Alphabetical List of Members of Parliament as at 1st October 1996". www.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "MPs Mourn Colleague Kerwegi". New Vision. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Apac woman MP laid to rest". New Vision. Retrieved 8 April 2022.