Safia Juuko Nalule
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(Bachelor's degree)
Law Development Centre
(Dip. Law. Pract)
Makerere University
(Master of Arts in Human Rights)
Safia Juuko Nalule | |
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| Born | 15 March 1966 |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor's degree) Law Development Centre (Dip. Law. Pract) Makerere University (Master of Arts in Human Rights) |
| Occupation | Legislator |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | Politics |
| Title | Member of Parliament Central Region, Uganda |
Safia Juuko Nalule (born 15 March 1966[1]) is a Ugandan Disability Rights activist, politician and legislator who served as the elected woman representative for People with Disabilities, Central Region, Uganda in Uganda's tenth parliament.[2] In April 2021, she was appointed Chairperson of Uganda Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).[3] Politically, she is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement[4] under whose ticket she contested in the 2016 general elections.[2]
According to the Equal Opportunities Commission website, Nalule was born in Mawokota, Mpigi District to the late Mr. Lule Moses and Mrs. Nanyonga Jane Lule[5]
Nalule obtained a bachelor's degree from Makerere University in 1990 and thereafter a Certificate in Business Management Training from the International Labour Organisation / Federation of Uganda Employers in 1991. In 1996, she obtained two certificates – a Certificate in Leadership for Women from ESAMI and a Certificate in Leadership and Microfinance Management from Mobility International USA (MIUSA). She followed that up with a Diploma in Law from the Law Development Centre in 2006 and later a Master of Arts in Human Rights from Makerere University in 2016.[1]