| Jennifer Driwaru | |
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| Born | 1982 Yivu sub-county, Loinya Parish in Aliro East Village |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Ugandan |
| Education | Maracha Primary School, Maracha Secondary School, Kyambogo University |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, Counsellor |
| Years active | 2016-Date |
| Political party | National Resistance Movement (NRM) |
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Jennifer Driwaru (born in 1982) is a Ugandan politician and businesswoman, a women's representative for Maracha District in the 11th Ugandan Parliament affiliated to National Resistance Movement (NRM).
Background and education
Driwaru was born and grew up in Yivu sub-county, Loinya Parish in Aliro East Village to Orijaba John, a retired police commander who served as a district police commander (DPC) and Florence Drijaru, a businesswoman.
In 1995, Driwaru completed her Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) from Maracha Primary School, her O level in 1999 and A level (she did LEG/Fine art) in 2001 from Maracha Secondary School. In 2004, She did a diploma in education with arts and later joined Kyambogo University where she attained her bachelor's degree in Guidance And Counselling in 2012, a postgraduate diploma in Social Work and Social Administration in 2014 to 2015.
Career
She worked as a teacher, teaching English language in Maracha Secondary School then she worked at St. Joseph's Hospital Maracha/ Ovujo Hospital as a social worker between 2022 and 2013. In 2007, Jennifer also worked with Baylor Uganda at Entebbe as a Counsellor with PHAs specialty. She also worked with National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) as an enrollment officer in 2014 then as a social worker with International Rescue Committee(IRC) between 2017 and 2019.
Notable works
Driwaru bought two ambulances for Maracha district from the money that was said to been given to her to buy a car.
See also
List of members of the eleventh Parliament of Uganda
References
- ^ "Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industries & Fisheries – Parliament Watch". Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Pictorial: Kadaga, Elweru, Ssegona Take Oath As Second Day of MPs Swearing-in Ends - SoftPower News". 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Maracha gets two Ambulances after 10 years of waiting". West Nile Web. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- "Maracha Residents Hail Woman MP Jennifer Driwaru Over Ambulance". WEST NILE TODAY NEWS. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-03-17.