Ruth Tuma (died 2016) was a Ugandan politician and educator who served in the seventh (2001 - 2006)[1] and eighth (2006 - 2011) Parliament of Uganda representing Jinja District.[2]

Tuma Ruth
DiedJuly 2016
Kampala International Hospital
Resting placeNamutumba district
NationalityUgandan
Alma materUganda Christian University
Occupation(s)Politician and educator/teacher
Years active2001-2016
Known forPolitics
Term11 years
SuccessorAgnes Nabirye
Political partyNational Resistance Movement (NRM)
SpouseRev Canon Dr Tom Tuma

Biography

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Tuna obtained her Bachelors of Arts in Education and a Masters' Degree of Education in Planning and Administration from Ugandan Christian University, Mukono.[1] She also studied at Kyambogo National and Bishop Willis Teacher's Colleges.[1]

Tuna was known for advocating for education for girls in Busoga.[2] [3] She also assisted rural women by providing coffee seedlings and banana suckers to them.[2]

Tuma served as the Member of Parliament of Jinja District from 2001 to 2006.[2] During Tuma's time in parliament, she was the chairperson of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum for Children and a member of the finance and budget committees for the Uganda Parliament Parliamentarians for Global Action.[1] She served in other capacities that included being a member of the board of directors, deputy convener for peace and democracy and president of the Federation of University Women of Africa.[1] In 2007, she appealed for the protection of children from sexual offenders and demanded that parliament should play a more active role in protecting human rights and fighting poverty.[4]

In 2016, Tuma was defeated by Agnes Nabirye in the National Resistance Movement primaries.[2][5]

In 2016, she died of cancer on the 13th of July at Kampala International Hospital following several months illness with cancer.[5] Before her death, she was flown to South Africa for medical attention.[5] Tuma was buried at her ancestral home in Namutumba district.[1]

Personal life

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Tuma was married to Rev. Canon Dr. Tom Tuma. The couple had four children.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Former Jinja district MP Ruth Tuma passes on". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jinja Former Legislator Succumbs to Cancer". ChimpReports. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  3. ^ "Ruth Tuma". ChimpReports. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  4. ^ "Ugandan legislators urge funding for children in northern Uganda - Uganda". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  5. ^ a b c Gulumaire, Andrew. "Former Jinja Woman MP Dead". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2022-03-27.