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{{short description|Ugandan politician}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|12|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kabarole]], [[Uganda]]
| birth_place = [[Kabarole]], Uganda
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| occupation = Community organizer, Politician
| occupation = Community organizer, politician
| years_active = 1996 – present
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| nationality = Ugandan
| citizenship = Uganda
| ethnicity = [[Tooro Kingdom|Mutooro]]
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| title = Honorable
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| home_district = [[Kabarore District]]
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'''Alex Ruhunda''' (born 2 December 1971) is a [[Uganda]]n [[consultant|research consultant]], [[Community organizing|community organizer]], [[Businessperson|businessman]] and [[politician]]. He is the elected [[Parliament of Uganda|Member of Parliament]] for [[Fort Portal|Fort Portal Municipality]] and a representative for [[National Resistance Movement|NRM]], the ruling [[political party]] in [[Uganda]].<ref name= RA1 >{{cite web|url= http://www.parliament.go.ug/mp_database/profile.php?mid=95 |title= RUHUNDA ALEX |publisher= Parliament of Uganda }}</ref>
'''Alex Ruhunda''' (born 2 December 1971) is a Ugandan [[consultant|research consultant]], [[Community organizing|community organizer]], businessman and politician. He is the elected [[Parliament of Uganda|Member of Parliament]] for [[Fort Portal]] Municipality and a representative for [[National Resistance Movement|NRM]], the ruling political party in Uganda.<ref name= RA1 >{{cite web|url= http://www.parliament.go.ug/mp_database/profile.php?mid=95 |title= RUHUNDA ALEX |publisher= Parliament of Uganda }}</ref>


Ruhunda is the founding chairperson of the ''Parliamentary Forum for Road Safety'', the chairperson of the ''Rwenzori MPs Forum'', the vice chairperson of the ''[[Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom|Parliamentary Committee]] on Trade, Tourism and Industry'' and also a member of the ''Budget Committee'' in the [[Parliament of Uganda|10th Parliament of Uganda]].<ref name= RA2 >{{cite web|url= http://torodev.blogspot.ug/2013/08/rwenzori-mps-boss-gives-accountability.html|title= Rwenzori MPs boss gives accountability on rural industrialisation|publisher= ToroDev }}</ref><ref name= RA3 >{{cite web|url= http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/Printer/2017-03-21/209263/|title= Ugandan lawmakers here on study tour|publisher= [[The New Times (Rwanda)|The New Times]]}}</ref>
Ruhunda is the founding chairperson of the ''Parliamentary Forum for Road Safety'', the chairperson of the ''Rwenzori MPs Forum'', the vice chairperson of the ''[[Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom|Parliamentary Committee]] on Trade, Tourism and Industry'' and also a member of the ''Budget Committee'' in the [[Parliament of Uganda|10th Parliament of Uganda]].<ref name= RA2 >{{cite web|url= http://torodev.blogspot.ug/2013/08/rwenzori-mps-boss-gives-accountability.html|title= Rwenzori MPs boss gives accountability on rural industrialisation|publisher= ToroDev }}</ref><ref name= RA3 >{{cite web|url= http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/Printer/2017-03-21/209263/|title= Ugandan lawmakers here on study tour|publisher= [[The New Times (Rwanda)|The New Times]]}}</ref>


In 2007, he was the [[President]] of IACD, the International Association for Community Development and is the founder and former [[Executive Director]] of ''Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC)'', a Ugandan [[NGO]] based in [[Toro sub-region]].<ref name= RA4 >{{cite web|url= http://www.iacdglobal.org/about/brief-history/ |title= IACD: IN 2018 IACD WILL BE 65 YEARS OLD|publisher= IACD }}</ref><ref name= RA5 >{{cite web|url= http://krcuganda.org/?p=1292 |title= Hon Ruhunda: the ingenous brain behind KRC Formation|publisher= KRC Uganda }}</ref> He is also a founder member of [[Mountains of the Moon University]], the patron of several ''Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs)'' in Uganda and sits on a number of boards of charitable organizations that include [[Rotary International]] among others.<ref name= RA7>{{cite web|url= http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1434793/fort-portal-shines |title= Fort Portal shines on 40 years later|publisher= [[New Vision]] }}</ref><ref name= RA6 >{{cite web|url= https://books.google.co.ug/books?id=hHnFBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT378&lpg=PT378&dq=rotary+international+ruhunda+alex+uganda&source=bl&ots=acDdATGAu7&sig=vMi7oNpPHvZtSLD4JsX4wGgZg-M&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=rotary%20international%20ruhunda%20alex%20uganda&f=false |title= Mr. Alex Ruhunda|publisher= [[Routledge]] }}</ref><ref name= RA9>{{cite web|url= https://journalism.mak.ac.ug/?q=news/010816/mp-ruhunda-moves-end-drug-abuse-poor-performance-fort-portal-schools-0 |title= MP Ruhunda Moves To End Drug Abuse, Poor Performance In Fort Portal Schools|publisher= [[Makerere University]] }}</ref>
In 2007, he was the President of IACD, the International Association for Community Development and is the founder and former Executive Director of ''Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC)'', a Ugandan NGO based in [[Toro sub-region]].<ref name= RA4 >{{cite web|url= http://www.iacdglobal.org/about/brief-history/ |title= IACD: IN 2018 IACD WILL BE 65 YEARS OLD|publisher= IACD }}</ref><ref name= RA5 >{{cite web|url= http://krcuganda.org/?p=1292 |title= Hon Ruhunda: the ingenous brain behind KRC Formation|publisher= KRC Uganda }}</ref> He is also a founder member of [[Mountains of the Moon University]], the patron of several ''Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs)'' in Uganda and sits on a number of boards of charitable organizations that include [[Rotary International]] among others.<ref name= RA7>{{cite web|url= http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1434793/fort-portal-shines |title= Fort Portal shines on 40 years later|publisher= [[New Vision]] }}</ref><ref name= RA6 >{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=hHnFBQAAQBAJ&q=rotary+international+ruhunda+alex+uganda&pg=PT378 |title= Mr. Alex Ruhunda|date= 2 July 2010|publisher= [[Routledge]] |isbn= 9781136938313}}</ref><ref name= RA9>{{cite web|url= https://journalism.mak.ac.ug/?q=news/010816/mp-ruhunda-moves-end-drug-abuse-poor-performance-fort-portal-schools-0 |title= MP Ruhunda Moves To End Drug Abuse, Poor Performance In Fort Portal Schools|publisher= [[Makerere University]] }}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Ruhunda was born in [[Kabarole District]], on 2 December 1971 in a [[Catholic]] family. He attended St Peter and Paul Primary School, Kijanju, Fort Portal M/C for his primary school education, City High School, Kampala for his [[O-level|O-Level]] academic qualifications and [[Namilyango College]] for his [[GCE Advanced Level|A-Level]] education.<ref name= RA8 >{{cite web|url= http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1328535/museveni-grace-city-school-celebrations|title= Museveni to grace City High School 50-year celebrations |publisher= [[New Vision]] }}</ref>
Ruhunda was born in [[Kabarole District]], on 2 December 1971 in a [[Catholic]] family. He attended St Peter and Paul Primary School, Kijanju, Fort Portal M/C for his primary school education, City High School, Kampala for his [[O-level]] academic qualifications and [[Namilyango College]] for his [[GCE Advanced Level|A-Level]] education.<ref name= RA8 >{{cite web|url= http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1328535/museveni-grace-city-school-celebrations|title= Museveni to grace City High School 50-year celebrations |publisher= [[New Vision]] }}</ref>


Ruhunda further advanced to [[Makerere University]] for his University education where he graduated in 1996 with a [[Bachelor of Social Science]] in [[Political Science]] and [[Public Administration]]. Still in the same institution of [[higher education]], Ruhunda went on to acquire a [[Master of Arts]] in [[Gender and Development]] studies in 2000.<ref name= RA1 />
Ruhunda further advanced to [[Makerere University]] for his University education where he graduated in 1996 with a [[Bachelor of Social Science]] in [[Political Science]] and [[Public Administration]]. Still in the same institution of higher education, Ruhunda went on to acquire a Master of Arts in [[Gender and Development]] studies in 2000.<ref name= RA1 />


==Career==
==Career==
Right after graduation in 1996, Ruhunda founded and served as the director and [[Advisory board|board secretary]] of ''Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC)'', a position he relinquished in 2009. While at the helm of the research organization, he facilitated [[research program]]s for [[MTN Uganda]], [[Vivo Energy|Shell Uganda]] and other organizations and served both as the president for '''IACD'''<ref name= RA4 /> in 2007 and as a [[board of directors|board member]] of the global [[community development]] organization representing Africa.<ref name= RA15 >{{cite web|url= http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1450476/fort-portal-hospital-boost-emergency-ward |title= Fort Portal hospital gets boost for emergency ward|publisher= [[New Vision]]}}</ref>
Right after graduation in 1996, Ruhunda founded and served as the director and [[Advisory board|board secretary]] of ''Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC)'', a position he relinquished in 2009. While at the helm of the research organization, he facilitated [[research program]]s for [[MTN Uganda]], [[Vivo Energy|Shell Uganda]] and other organizations and served both as the president for '''IACD'''<ref name= RA4 /> in 2007 and as a [[board of directors|board member]] of the global [[community development]] organization representing Africa.<ref name= RA15 >{{cite web|url= http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1450476/fort-portal-hospital-boost-emergency-ward |title= Fort Portal hospital gets boost for emergency ward|publisher= [[New Vision]]}}</ref>


He also served as the founding chairperson for ''Uganda Governance Monitoring Platform (UGMP)''<ref name= RA16 >{{cite web|url= http://ngoforum.or.ug/uganda-governance-monitoring-plaform/ |title= Uganda Governance Monitoring Plaform|publisher= [[UNNGOF]]}}</ref> and as a patron for ''Sustainable Agriculture Trainers Network (SATNET)'', ''Rwenzori-Anti-Corruption-Coalition (RAC)'' among other entities. Alex Ruhunda, together with Dennis Mugarra and Joseph Rwabuhinga founded ''DAJ Communications'' in 2000, the company in which Ruhunda still serves as the [[managing director]].<ref name= RA11 >{{cite web|url= http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1309068/daj-communications |title= DAJ Communications Ltd|publisher= [[New Vision]]}}</ref>
He also served as the founding chairperson for ''Uganda Governance Monitoring Platform (UGMP)''<ref name= RA16 >{{cite web|url= http://ngoforum.or.ug/uganda-governance-monitoring-plaform/ |title= Uganda Governance Monitoring Plaform (sic)|publisher= [[UNNGOF]]}}</ref> and as a patron for ''Sustainable Agriculture Trainers Network (SATNET)'', ''Rwenzori-Anti-Corruption-Coalition (RAC)'' among other entities. Alex Ruhunda, together with Dennis Mugarra and Joseph Rwabuhinga founded ''DAJ Communications'' in 2000, the company in which Ruhunda still serves as the managing director.<ref name= RA11 >{{cite web|url= http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1309068/daj-communications |title= DAJ Communications Ltd|publisher= [[New Vision]]}}</ref>


In the year 2011, Ruhunda joined elective politics on the [[National Resistance Movement|NRM]] ticket and became a member of the [[List of members of the ninth Parliament of Uganda|9th Parliament of Uganda]] representing Fort Portal Municipality. In 2016, he won reelection and continues to serve the same constituency in the [[Parliament of Uganda|10th Parliament]] of the [[Uganda|Pearl of Africa]].<ref name= RA13 >{{cite web|url= https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/alex-ruhunda-leads-fort-portal-mp-seat |title= Alex Ruhunda Leads Fort Portal MP Seat|publisher= [[Uganda Radio Network]]}}</ref>
In the year 2011, Ruhunda joined elective politics on the [[National Resistance Movement|NRM]] ticket and became a member of the [[List of members of the ninth Parliament of Uganda|9th Parliament of Uganda]] representing Fort Portal Municipality. In 2016, he won reelection and continues to serve the same constituency in the [[Parliament of Uganda|10th Parliament]] of the [[Uganda|Pearl of Africa]].<ref name= RA13 >{{cite web|url= https://ugandaradionetwork.com/story/alex-ruhunda-leads-fort-portal-mp-seat |title= Alex Ruhunda Leads Fort Portal MP Seat|publisher= [[Uganda Radio Network]]}}</ref>


In the 9th Parliament, Ruhunda served on the parliamentary ad hoc committee to investigate the electricity sub sector; the ''Committee on Natural Resources''. In the 10th Parliament, he is the chairperson of the ''Parliamentary Forum for Road Safety'',<ref name= RA22 >{{cite web|url= http://www.parliament.go.ug/index.php/about-parliament/parliamentary-news/1224-sensitize-citizens-on-road-use-speaker/|title= Sensitize citizens on road use - Speaker|publisher= [[Parliament of Uganda]]}}</ref> the chairperson of the ''Rwenzori MPs Forum'', the vice chairperson of the ''Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry'' and is a member of the ''Budget Committee''.<ref name= RA12 >{{cite web|url= http://ict4democracy.org/category/blog/page/6/|title= My Work As A Leader Is To Improve Service Delivery, Alex Ruhunda|publisher= ICT4Democracy}}</ref>
In the 9th Parliament, Ruhunda served on the parliamentary ad hoc committee to investigate the electricity sub sector; the ''Committee on Natural Resources''. In the 10th Parliament, he is the chairperson of the ''Parliamentary Forum for Road Safety'',<ref name= RA22 >{{cite web|url= http://www.parliament.go.ug/index.php/about-parliament/parliamentary-news/1224-sensitize-citizens-on-road-use-speaker/|title= Sensitize citizens on road use – Speaker|publisher= [[Parliament of Uganda]]|access-date= 7 May 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170505222820/http://www.parliament.go.ug/index.php/about-parliament/parliamentary-news/1224-sensitize-citizens-on-road-use-speaker|archive-date= 5 May 2017|url-status= dead}}</ref> the chairperson of the ''Rwenzori MPs Forum'', the vice chairperson of the ''Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry'' and is a member of the ''Budget Committee''.<ref name= RA12 >{{cite web|url= http://ict4democracy.org/category/blog/page/6/|title= My Work As A Leader Is To Improve Service Delivery, Alex Ruhunda|publisher= ICT4Democracy}}</ref>


Over the years, Alex Ruhunda has presented numerous [[Research paper|papers]] and delivered [[keynote|keynote addresses]] to various audiences across the globe and continues to do so.<ref name= RA6 />
Over the years, Alex Ruhunda has presented numerous [[Academic paper|paper]]s and delivered [[keynote]] addresses to various audiences across the globe and continues to do so.<ref name= RA6 />

In 2017 Ruhunda contributed an editorial piece to ''The Tower Post'' to voice his opinions regarding an upcoming caucus to remove age limit. He stated, "I hope God will touch the heart of President Yoweri Museveni to avoid the temptation of listening to short term opportunistic individuals that are pushing for the removal of Age limit in our Constitution."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thetowerpost.com/2017/09/24/mp-alex-ruhunda-why-i-rejected-nrm-caucus-plot-to-remove-age-limit/|title=MP Alex Ruhunda: Why I Rejected NRM Caucus Plot to Remove Age Limit – TowerPostNews|date=2 September 2017|work=TowerPostNews|access-date=22 October 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.go.ug/new/ Website of the Parliament of Uganda]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160319224843/http://www.parliament.go.ug/new/ Website of the Parliament of Uganda]
*[http://www.daj.co.ug/ Website of the DAJ Communications]
*[http://www.daj.co.ug/ Website of the DAJ Communications]


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Latest revision as of 01:01, 27 November 2024

Alex Ruhunda
Honorable
Personal details
Born
Alex Ruhunda

(1971-12-02) 2 December 1971 (age 53)
Kabarole, Uganda
CitizenshipUganda
Residence(s)Kampala, Uganda
Alma materMakerere University
(BSS Political Science)
(MA Gender & Development Studies)
OccupationCommunity organizer, politician
Known forCommunity development, politics

Alex Ruhunda (born 2 December 1971) is a Ugandan research consultant, community organizer, businessman and politician. He is the elected Member of Parliament for Fort Portal Municipality and a representative for NRM, the ruling political party in Uganda.[1]

Ruhunda is the founding chairperson of the Parliamentary Forum for Road Safety, the chairperson of the Rwenzori MPs Forum, the vice chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry and also a member of the Budget Committee in the 10th Parliament of Uganda.[2][3]

In 2007, he was the President of IACD, the International Association for Community Development and is the founder and former Executive Director of Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC), a Ugandan NGO based in Toro sub-region.[4][5] He is also a founder member of Mountains of the Moon University, the patron of several Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCOs) in Uganda and sits on a number of boards of charitable organizations that include Rotary International among others.[6][7][8]

Early life and education

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Ruhunda was born in Kabarole District, on 2 December 1971 in a Catholic family. He attended St Peter and Paul Primary School, Kijanju, Fort Portal M/C for his primary school education, City High School, Kampala for his O-level academic qualifications and Namilyango College for his A-Level education.[9]

Ruhunda further advanced to Makerere University for his University education where he graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Political Science and Public Administration. Still in the same institution of higher education, Ruhunda went on to acquire a Master of Arts in Gender and Development studies in 2000.[1]

Career

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Right after graduation in 1996, Ruhunda founded and served as the director and board secretary of Kabarole Research and Resource Centre (KRC), a position he relinquished in 2009. While at the helm of the research organization, he facilitated research programs for MTN Uganda, Shell Uganda and other organizations and served both as the president for IACD[4] in 2007 and as a board member of the global community development organization representing Africa.[10]

He also served as the founding chairperson for Uganda Governance Monitoring Platform (UGMP)[11] and as a patron for Sustainable Agriculture Trainers Network (SATNET), Rwenzori-Anti-Corruption-Coalition (RAC) among other entities. Alex Ruhunda, together with Dennis Mugarra and Joseph Rwabuhinga founded DAJ Communications in 2000, the company in which Ruhunda still serves as the managing director.[12]

In the year 2011, Ruhunda joined elective politics on the NRM ticket and became a member of the 9th Parliament of Uganda representing Fort Portal Municipality. In 2016, he won reelection and continues to serve the same constituency in the 10th Parliament of the Pearl of Africa.[13]

In the 9th Parliament, Ruhunda served on the parliamentary ad hoc committee to investigate the electricity sub sector; the Committee on Natural Resources. In the 10th Parliament, he is the chairperson of the Parliamentary Forum for Road Safety,[14] the chairperson of the Rwenzori MPs Forum, the vice chairperson of the Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry and is a member of the Budget Committee.[15]

Over the years, Alex Ruhunda has presented numerous papers and delivered keynote addresses to various audiences across the globe and continues to do so.[7]

In 2017 Ruhunda contributed an editorial piece to The Tower Post to voice his opinions regarding an upcoming caucus to remove age limit. He stated, "I hope God will touch the heart of President Yoweri Museveni to avoid the temptation of listening to short term opportunistic individuals that are pushing for the removal of Age limit in our Constitution."[16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "RUHUNDA ALEX". Parliament of Uganda.
  2. ^ "Rwenzori MPs boss gives accountability on rural industrialisation". ToroDev.
  3. ^ "Ugandan lawmakers here on study tour". The New Times.
  4. ^ a b "IACD: IN 2018 IACD WILL BE 65 YEARS OLD". IACD.
  5. ^ "Hon Ruhunda: the ingenous brain behind KRC Formation". KRC Uganda.
  6. ^ "Fort Portal shines on 40 years later". New Vision.
  7. ^ a b Mr. Alex Ruhunda. Routledge. 2 July 2010. ISBN 9781136938313.
  8. ^ "MP Ruhunda Moves To End Drug Abuse, Poor Performance In Fort Portal Schools". Makerere University.
  9. ^ "Museveni to grace City High School 50-year celebrations". New Vision.
  10. ^ "Fort Portal hospital gets boost for emergency ward". New Vision.
  11. ^ "Uganda Governance Monitoring Plaform (sic)". UNNGOF.
  12. ^ "DAJ Communications Ltd". New Vision.
  13. ^ "Alex Ruhunda Leads Fort Portal MP Seat". Uganda Radio Network.
  14. ^ "Sensitize citizens on road use – Speaker". Parliament of Uganda. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  15. ^ "My Work As A Leader Is To Improve Service Delivery, Alex Ruhunda". ICT4Democracy.
  16. ^ "MP Alex Ruhunda: Why I Rejected NRM Caucus Plot to Remove Age Limit – TowerPostNews". TowerPostNews. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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