Mary Karoro Okurut
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Mary Karoro Okurut is a Uganda
n politician
. She is the current Minister of Information and National Guidance
in the Ugandan Cabinet
. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. She replaced Kabakumba Masiko, who was appointed Minister for the Presidency
. Mary Karoro Okurut also serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Bushenyi District Women's Constituency
.
Prior to her political career, Okurut was perhaps best known for her contributions to Ugandan literature both as a writer and as the founder of FEMRITE
-- Uganda Women Writers Association, an organization which has since received international attention and has to date produced two winners of the Caine Prize
.
Okurut's literary publications include the novels The Invisible Weevil (1998) (ISBN 9789970901029) and The Official Wife (2003) (ISBN 9789970024018). She also edited A Woman's Voice (1998) (ISBN 9789970901036), a collection of short stories by Ugandan women writers.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. She is the current Minister of Information and National Guidance
Minister of Information
The Ministry of Information , headed by the Minister of Information, was a United Kingdom government department created briefly at the end of World War I and again during World War II...
in the Ugandan Cabinet
Cabinet of Uganda
According to the Constitution of Uganda, "there shall be a Cabinet which shall consist of the President, the Vice President and such number of Ministers as may appear to the President to be reasonably necessary for the efficient running of the State."...
. She was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. She replaced Kabakumba Masiko, who was appointed Minister for the Presidency
President of Uganda
-List of Presidents of Uganda:-Affiliations:-See also:*Uganda*Vice President of Uganda*Prime Minister of Uganda*Politics of Uganda*History of Uganda*Political parties of Uganda...
. Mary Karoro Okurut also serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Bushenyi District Women's Constituency
Bushenyi District
Bushenyi District is a district in Western Uganda. Like many other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Bushenyi, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
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Prior to her political career, Okurut was perhaps best known for her contributions to Ugandan literature both as a writer and as the founder of FEMRITE
Femrite
FEMRITE - Uganda Women Writers' Association is an NGO based in Kampala, Uganda, whose programs focus on developing and publishing women writers in Uganda and—more recently—in the East African region...
-- Uganda Women Writers Association, an organization which has since received international attention and has to date produced two winners of the Caine Prize
Caine Prize
The Caine Prize for African Writing is an annual literary award for the best original short story by an African writer, whether in Africa or elsewhere, published in the English language. The £10,000 prize was founded in the United Kingdom in 2000, and was named in memory of the late Sir Michael...
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Okurut's literary publications include the novels The Invisible Weevil (1998) (ISBN 9789970901029) and The Official Wife (2003) (ISBN 9789970024018). She also edited A Woman's Voice (1998) (ISBN 9789970901036), a collection of short stories by Ugandan women writers.