Mary Mugyenyi is a Ugandan politician and a representative in the parliament of East African Legislative Assembly.[1] She is the former member of parliament of Nyabushozi County in Kiruhura District. She is a wife to the former Bank of Uganda executive director Joshua Mugyenyi.[2]

Honorable
Mary Mugyenyi
Born (1957-01-03) 3 January 1957 (age 67)
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor of Politics and Administration)
Dalhousie University, Canada
(Master's degree in Education)
Occupation(s)Politician, lecturer and entrepreneur
Years active2001–present
Known forMember East African Legislative Assembly
SpouseLate Joshua Mugyenyi

She holds a master's degree in education from Dalhousie University, Canada, and a bachelor's degree in politics and administration from Makerere University. She is the vice chairperson for Uganda Management Institute Council and a lecturer at Makerere University. She is also served as state minister for agriculture. She is the brain behind the Nshenyi Culture Village,a community-based tourism initiative based in Ntungamo District.[2] She is a one-of-a-kind person who believes that money is letting down the development of East African politics.[3]

In 2013, she and Makerere Staff honored her late husband and former political lecturer Joshua Baitwa Mugyenyi at Makerere University together with Ephraim Kamuntu.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "EALA commences in Kampala, inducts MPs". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Six things you didn't know about EALA seat aspirant Mary Mugyenyi". Watchdog Uganda. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "EALA RACE: Mary Mugyenyi Fears Bribery Could Cost Uganda Competent Representatives". ChimpReports. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Makerere honours Dr Joshua Mugyenyi | News@CHUSS". chuss.mak.ac.ug. Retrieved 25 June 2020.