Rose Emma Cherukut

Rose emma Cherukut is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She represents the people of Kween district as district woman MP in the parliament of Uganda. She is a member of National Resistance Movement (NRM) a party under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni president of the republic of Uganda.[1][2][3][4][5]

Rose Emma Cherukut
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Occupation(s)Politician and legislator
Employer(s)Kapchorwa district
Kween district
Parliament of Uganda
Known forPolitics
TitleMember of Parliament
Political partyNational Resistance Movement (NRM)
RelativesLydia Chekwel

Career

Cherukut is a former Resident District Commissioner (RDC) for Kapchorwa district.[6][7][8] She came to parliament after winning the MP seat with 19,479 votes against Chekwel Lydia who garnered 13,550 votes.[1] Cherukut is a niece to Lydia Chekwel whom she defeated. Chekwel is married to Cherut's uncle.[9]

In the parliament of Uganda, Cherukut is a member on the committee on legal and parliamentary affairs. She is also a member on the Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government).[10]

Controversy

Cherukut was accused of high handedness when one of her body guards while she was still RDC in Kapchorwa shot dead a 14 year old lady while trying to disperse drunkards who had violated Covid 19 curfew rules.[11][12]

References
  1. "Cherukut Rose Emma - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. "110 pictures of second day of new MPs swearing-in". Bukedde. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. "Here is the list of 132 MPs expected to be sworn in today". Matooke Republic. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. Tushabe, Nasa (2021-01-18). "Full List of Winners and Losers of 2021 Member of Parliament Elections". The Pearl Post. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. "Cherukut Rose Emma - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  6. "FULL LIST: Museveni Reshuffles RDCs". www.howwebiz.ug. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  7. "Appointment of Resident District Commissioners and their Deputies | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni". www.yowerikmuseveni.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  8. "Museveni appoints RDCs, Deputies again". Nile Post. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  9. "It is a family affair for Kween Woman MP seat". Monitor. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  10. "Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government) – Parliament Watch". Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  11. Writer, Secondopinion (2020-04-07). "RDC's army bodyguard arrested for shooting 14-year old in battle with drunkards". THE SECOND OPINION. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  12. Independent, The (2020-04-06). "Curfew: 14 year old girl shot in Kapchorwa". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 2022-04-07.


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