Okin Ojara

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Okin Ojara
Honorable
Personal details
Born
Okin Ojara

(1971-05-26) 26 May 1971 (age 52)
International Peace Studies
)
OccupationSocial worker, politician
Known forSocial work, politics

Philip Polly Okin Ojara (born 26 May 1971) is a Ugandan social worker and politician. He is the elected member of parliament for Chua West County, Kitgum District,[1] and is an Independent politician who closely associates with FDC, the main opposition party in Uganda. He is a member the Caucus of Independent MPs and the Opposition Caucus and also serves as the vice chairperson of the Committee on Local Government Accounts and as a member of the Appointments Committee and the Committee on Agriculture in the 10th Parliament of Uganda.[2][3]

Ojara is the chairperson of the

Uganda Telecom (UTL)[4] and a founder member of the Parliament Public Finance Management Forum. Also he is a member of both the Parliamentary Forum on Climate Change and the Uganda Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast Fellowship.[5]

Early life and education

Ojara was born in

Anglican family of the Acholi. He had his primary education in his home town of Kitgum and attained his PLE certification
in 1987.

He then attended

A-Level education, attaining a UCE certification in 1991 and a UACE certification
in 1994.

Ojara further advanced to

Career and politics

Ojara started his professional career in 1998 after attaining his

(OPM).

In 2007, Ojara secured employment at the Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (

CARE International, Uganda) where he worked as a team leader up until 2009 when he was recruited as a senior technical advisor by UNDP South Sudan. In 2013, he worked as a distributor for Total Uganda before serving as the Prime Minister Acholi Kingdom in 2014 up until 2015 when he resigned to join active politics.[6]

In 2015, Ojara joined

In the eleventh parliament he serves on the Committee on Foreign Affairs.[8]

Private details

Ojara is a married man with a number of children. He is passionate about

poverty alleviation issues.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Okin P.P Ojara - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "OJARA OKIN". Parliament of Uganda.
  3. ^ "Chwa west MP Okin Ojara says prostitutes have invaded Parliament". WeInformers.
  4. ^ a b "UTL want media out of its probe". New Vision.
  5. ^ "MPs challenge Minister Bahati on 2020 Oil Projections". Daily Monitor.
  6. ^ "Acholi Chiefdom Turns To Federal Clan Structures". URN.
  7. ^ "Uganda's withdrawal from ICC will depend on AU decision". Daily Monitor.
  8. ^ "Committee on Foreign Affairs – Parliament Watch". Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Chua East Member of Parliament Marries Brig. Otema's Daughter". Acholi Times.

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