Bako Christine Abia
Bako Christine Abia | |
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| Born | June 29, 1977 Uganda |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 2006–2016 |
| Known for | Member of Parliament for Arua District (eighth and ninth Parliaments) |
Bako Christine Abia (born 29 June 1977) is a Ugandan political figure who represented Arua District as the woman Member of Parliament during Uganda's eighth and ninth legislative sessions. She is a member of the Forum for Democratic Change political party.
Political career and controversy
During her time in the ninth Parliament of Uganda, Bako was involved in a notable dispute in 2010 with Tarsis Kabwegyere, the Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, concerning the inadequate availability of medicines at the newly renovated Arua Hospital Out Patient's Ward. After the elections that determined membership for the tenth Parliament, she was among several MPs from the West Nile and Northern Uganda regions who did not retain their seats. This cohort also included former Arua Woman MP Alex Onzima and other local representatives.
In the same year, Bako confronted Local Council 5 chairman Richard Adam Ferua amid discussions about clashes between municipal law enforcement officers and unauthorized vendors, who were alleged to have acted violently under directives from resident district commissioner Ibrahim Abiriga. Throughout her service in the ninth Parliament, she was identified as one of 34 MPs with fewer than five recorded speeches, a group predominantly composed of members from the ruling National Resistance Movement party. Presently, she holds the position of National Treasurer within the Alliance for National Transformation.
See also
- List of members of the eighth Parliament of Uganda
- List of members of the ninth Parliament of Uganda
- Mourine Osoru
- Alliance for National Transformation