Dan Atwijukire Kimosho (born September 11, 1984) is a Ugandan politician and a member of the Ugandan parliament representing Kazo County on the ticket of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party.[1][2]
Early life and education
editKimosho was born in Kazo County to Kosia Mugume and Peter Mugume. His early education started at Bugarihe Primary School before transferring to Kazo Model Primary School where he obtained his first school leaving certificate. He received his O’Level certificate at Buremba SS and then moved to Kampala where he completed his A’Level. After this, he was admitted to Uganda Christian University where he studied for a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication.[3] Atwijukire interned at Radio West and later became a host of talk shows before moving to Kampala where he worked as a freelance reporter.
Political career
editKimosho first ran for the Western Youth Member of Parliament in 2011 but lost. He ran for the Kazo County parliamentary seat in the January 14, 2021 general election on the ticket of NRM polling 17,733 votes defeating the incumbent member of the parliament representing the district, Gordon Bafaki who received 10,235 votes.[4] Upon inauguration to the parliament he was appointed as spokesperson of the 11th Parliament.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Parliament sends MPs to villages to fight Covid-19". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Know your MP-elect: Dan Atwijukire Kimosho". New Vision. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Former NMS PRO Dan Kimosho Nominated for 2021, Goes to Church for Dedication". The Ugandan Wire. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Communicator turned Politician: Dan Kimosho leads Race for Kazo County MP". Trumpet News. 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ Joshua, Walakira. "HE IS CALLED DAN KIMOSHO & HE IS SLATED TO REPLACE MARGARET MUHANGA AS THE SPOKESPERSON FOR NRM CAUCUS – mulengeranews.com". Retrieved 2021-08-10.