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Mary Busingye Karooro Okurut (o tshotswe ka kgwedi ya Phukwi ale lesome le bobedi (12) ka ngwga wa 1954  abo a thokafala ka kgwedi ya Phatwe ale lesome le bongwe (11) ka ngwaga wa 2025), yo o itsegeng thata ka Mary Karooro Okurut, e ne e le morutabana, mokwadi le mmadipolotiki wa kwa Uganda. E ne e le Tona ya Kabinete e e neng e rwele maikarabelo a ditiro tsa kakaretso mo Ofising ya Tonakgolo, mo Kabineteng ya Uganda. O ne a tlhophiwa mo maemong ao ka kgwedi ya 6 Seetebosigo ale borataro (6) ka ngwaga wa 2016.[1] Pele ga moo, go tloga ka kgwedi ya Mopitlwe a thola bongwe (1) ka ngwaga wa 2015 go fitlha ka kgwedi ya Seetebosigo ale orataro (6) ka ngwaga wa 2016, o ne a dira jaaka Tona ya Kabinete ya Tshireletsego ya Bosetšhaba. O ne a tlhophiwa mo maemong ao ka kgwedi ya Mopitlwe a thola bongwe (1) ka ngwaga wa 2015, a emisetsa Wilson Muruli Mukasa, yo o neng a tlhophiwa go nna Tona ya tsa Bong le tsa Loago.[2] Magareng ga ngwaga wa 2012 le ngwaga wa 2015, o ne a direla jaaka Tona ya Bong le Merero ya Loago mo Kabineteng ya Uganda. O ne a tlhophiwa mo maemong ao ka ngwaga wa 2012. O ne a tsaya maemo a ga Syda Bumba, yo o neng a tlogela Kabinete. Karooro o ne gape a direla jaaka Leloko la Palamente le le tlhophilweng la Setlhopha sa Basadi sa Kgaolo ya Bushenyi. [3]Ka ngwaga wa 2020 National resistance movement NRM party flag bearer elections, Karooro o ne a fenngwa ke Annet Katusiime Mugisha yo o neng a tlhophilwe jaaka leloko la palamente la kgaolo ya Bushenyi mo ditlhophong tsa ngwaga wa 2021 tsa Tautona le palamente ya Uganda.[4]

Tshimologo le thuto

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O tsholetswe kwa Bushenyi District ka kgwedi ya Sedimonthole ale boferabobedi (8) ka ngwaga wa 1954. O tsene sekolo kwa Bweranyangi Primary School le kwa Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School kwa sekolong sa gagwe sa poraemari le sa bogareng, ka tatelano eo. Ka ngwaga wa 1972, fa a le dingwaga di le lesome le boferabobedi (18), o ne a tsena Trinity College Nabbingo go tsweletsa dithuto tsa gagwe tsa sekolo se segolwane. Ka ngwaga wa 1974, o ne a tsena kwa Yunibesithing ya Makerere, a aloga ka ngwaga wa 1977 ka dikirii ya Bachelor of Arts in Literature (BA.Lit). Dingwaga di le tharo morago ga moo, ka ngwaga wa 1981, o ne a aloga ka dikirii ya Master of Arts in Literature (MA.Lit), gape go tswa kwa Yunibesithing ya Makerere. Ka ngwaga wa 1982, o ne a oketsa ka Dipoloma ya Thuto (Dip.Ed), go tswa yunibesithing e e tshwanang.[5]

Hisitori ya tiro

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Mary Karooro Okurut o simolotse go ruta kwa Makerere, kwa Lefapheng la Dikwalo ka 1981, ka bonako fela fa a sena go wetsa dithuto tsa gagwe tsa master. O ne a tswelela e le Morutisi go fitlha ka ngwaga wa 1993. O ne a thapiwa jaaka mokwaledi wa motlatsa moporesidente wa Uganda go tloga ka ngwaga wa 1994 go fitlha ka ngwaga wa1996. Magareng ga ngwaga wa 1996 le ngwaga wa 1999 o ne a dira jaaka Mokomišenara, Education Service Commission mo Uganda Ministry of Education. Go tloga ka ngwaga wa 1999 go fitlha ka ngwaga wa 2004, o ne a direla jaaka mokwaledi wa moporesidente wa Uganda. Ka ngwaga wa 2004 o ne a tsena mo dipolotiking tsa kwa Uganda. [6] O ne a direla jaaka mosadi wa leloko la palamente a emela kgaolo ya Bushenyi mo palamenteng ya bo lesome (10) ya Uganda.[7]

Tiro ya go kwala

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Pele ga tiro ya gagwe ya sepolotiki, Okurut o ne a itsege thata ka go tsenya letsogo mo dibukeng tsa Se-Uganda ka bobedi jaaka mokwadi le jaaka mothei wa Mokgatlho wa Bakwadi ba Basadi ba Uganda (FEMRITE)[8],mokgatlho o o sa leng o amogela tlhokomelo ya boditšhabatšhaba mme go fitlha ga jaana o tlhagisitse mofenyi a le mongwe wa Sekgele sa Caine, Arach Monica de Nyeko, yo kgang ya gagwe "Jambula Tree" e neng ya fenya ka ngwaga wa 2007. [9]

Karooro Okurut's literary publications include the novels The Invisible Weevil (1998) (ISBN 9789970901029) and The Official Wife (ISBN 9789970024018). O ne gape a rulaganya A Woman's Voice (1998) (ISBN 9789970901036), e leng kgobokanyo ya dikanegelokopana tsa bakwadi ba basadi ba kwa Uganda. [10]O kwadile The Curse of The Sacred Cow.[11]

Tiro ya sepolotiki

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Ka ngwaga wa 2004, Mary Karooro Okurut o ne a tsenela dikgaisano mo Bushenyi District Women's Constituency ka thekete ya lekoko la sepolotiki la National Resistance Movement. O ne a fenya mme a emela kgaolo eo mo Palamenteng ya Uganda go fitlha ka 2021 fa a ne a fenya ditlhopho tsa kakaretso. O ne a direla jaaka Tona ya Tshedimosetso le Kaelo ya Bosetšhaba go tloga ka kgwedi ya Motsheganong ngwaga wa 2011 go fitlha ka kgwedi ya Motsheganong ka ngwaga wa 2013, fa a ne a abelwa tiro ya gagwe ya ga jaana. [12] Ka phetolo ya kabinete ka kgwedi ya Mopitlwe e thola bongwe (1) ka ngwaga wa 2015, o ne a tlhophiwa go nna Tona ya Tshireletsego. [2]Go tloga ka kgwedi ya Moranang ngwaga wa 2020, Karooro Okurut e ne e le tona ya ditiro tsa kakaretso mo ofising ya tonakgolo.[13]

Botshelo le loso

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Karooro Okurut o ne a nyetswe ke Stanislaus Okurut go fitlhela a tlhokafala ka kgwedi ya Moranang a thola botlhano(5) ka ngwaga wa 2014; [14]mmogo ba ne ba na le bana ba le borobabobedi(8)  , basimane ba le batlhano (5) le basetsana ba le bararo (3). E ne e le wa tumelo ya Boporotesetanta.[15][16]

Karooro Okurut o tlhokafetse ka kgwedi ya Phatwe ele lesome le bongwe (11) ka ngwaga wa 2025, a le dingwaga di le masome a supa le bongwe (71).[17][18]

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  2. 1 2 Uganda State House (1 March 2015). "Full Cabinet List As At 1 March 2015" (PDF). Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 1 March 2015
  3. "Parliament of Uganda". Parliament of Uganda. Retrieved 2 April 2021
  4. NELSON MANDELA (4 September 2020). "CONFIRMED! Minister Karooro concedes defeat after being uprooted by Annet Mugisha". PML Daily. Retrieved 2 April 2021
  5. "Mary Karooro Okurut: Woman Representative Bushenyi District". Parliament of Uganda. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  6. "Mary Karooro Okurut: Work History 1981 to 2004". Parliament of Uganda. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014
  7. "Hon. Mary Karooro Okurut – Kampala Geopolitics Conference". Retrieved 25 May 2024
  8. "History of FEMRITE". Uganda Women Writers' Association. Retrieved 10 August 2014
  9. "FEMRITE Achievements and Milestones". Uganda Women Writers' Association. Retrieved 10 April 2014
  10. "Books Authored or Edited by Mary Karooro Okurut". African Books Collective. Retrieved 10 April 2014
  11. "Fountain Publishers: Book - The Curse of The Sacred Cow". www.fountainpublishers.co.ug. Retrieved 27 July 2025
  12. "Mary B. Karooro Okurut". Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU). Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014
  13. "Office of the prime minister General duties". Office of the prime minister. Retrieved 4 April 2020
  14. "Minister Karooro Okurut's husband mourned". New Vision. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  15. Musisi, Frederic (5 April 2014). "Former Transport minister, Stanislaus Okurut Is Dead". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 10 April 2014
  16. Karugaba, Mary (9 April 2014). "MPs Pay Tribute to Stanislaus Okurut". New Vision. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  17. "Former Minister Mary Karoro Okurut Dies at 71". PML Daily. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  18. "Former minister Karooro Okurut is dead". Monitor. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025