Gertrude Kulany
Honourable
Member of Parliament, Kapchorwa
Succeeded byRukiya Chekamondo
Constituent Assembly Delegate, Kapchorwa
Woman Representative, Kapchorwa District
Personal details
Born
Gertrude Chelangat

(1951-11-23)23 November 1951
Died28 January 2021(2021-01-28) (aged 69)
NationalityUgandan
Political partyNational Resistance Movement(NRM)
Children4
EducationMount Saint Marys Namagunga
Alma materMakerere University
OccupationPolitician
Anti FGM activist

Gertrude Kulany (23 November 1951 – 28 January 2021) was a Ugandan legislator, politician, and anti-female genital mutilation activist. Kulany served in the Constituent Assembly in 1994, and later represented Kapchorwa District as a Woman Member of Parliament between 2001 and 2006 in Uganda's seventh parliament.

Background and education

Kulany was born to David and Joyce Arapta.[1]

She attended Mount Saint Marys College Namagunga for her secondary education, and then Makerere University for her tertiary education.[1] She also held a diploma in Industrial Methodology and a Certificate in Women's Studies.[1]

Career

Politics

Kulany was a part of the National Resistance Council between 1989 and 1996.[2] During Uganda's 1994 Ugandan Constituent Assembly election, Kulany was elected as the delegate to represent Kapchorwa district and served in this position until 1995.[3][2] Later on, she served as the Woman Representative for Kapchorwa in Uganda's seventh parliament from 2001 to 2006.[2]

Activism

Kulany campaigned against Female Genital Mutilation.[4]

Administration

Kulany was the deputy board chairperson of the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) (2014–2015).[5][2] In addition to being a board member at the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Kulany also deputised as a Director of Research at the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretariat from 2005 to 2006.[1]

Personal life

Kulany died of cancer on 28 January 2021.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "HON. GERTRUDE CHELANGAT KULANY". Aplus Funeral Management. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Thursday, 28 January 2021". Parliament of Uganda.
  3. ↑ "When Hens begin to Crow – Gender and Parliamentary Politics in Uganda (Fountain Publishers, 1999, 254 p.): Appendix 3: Women Legislators, 1950–1998". www.nzdl.org. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  4. ↑ "Women petition court to outlaw FGM". The New Humanitarian (in French). 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  5. ↑ Kaaya, Sadab Kitatta. "MPs probe 40 boards". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Uganda: Former Kapchorwa Woman MP Gertrude Kulany Dies". allAfrica.com. 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
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