Lokwang Hillary
Lokwang Hillary | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament of Uganda | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Ik county |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1982 |
| Party | National Resistance Movement |
| Alma mater | St. Lawrence University |
| Profession | Politician |
Lokwang Hillary (born April 3, 1982) is a Ugandan politician representing Ik county in Kaabong district in the Parliament of Uganda.[1][2] He is a member of the National Resistance Movement[3] and has represented Ik county since 2016.[4] A member of the Ik people, he was the first member of his ethnicity to go to university.
Early life and education
He was born on April 3, 1982[1] in Lodoi, Timu, Ik County, the youngest of seven.[5] According to Hillary, he "grew up in the forest with my parents, where there was no existing civilization".[5] He first attended Timu Primary School in 1987 on an inconsistent basis.[5] By 1990, his family had moved to a Catholic mission and he went to the Komkuny boys’ missionary school. He dropped out of school in 1993 and by 1995, he had escaped to Kenya to the Kakuma refugee camp. He later returned home to escape again to the Dodoth West Constituency in northern Karamoja, where he received 7th grade education from Catholic missionaries. He finished secondary school by 2004 in the district of Mbale.[5]
After meeting Janet Kataha Museveni in 2012, he received a scholarship and attended St. Lawrence University. In 2015, he graduated 2015 and received a bachelor's degree in public administration and management,[5] the first of the Ik people to obtain a university degree.[5][6]
Political career
He became the MP for Ik County in February 2016,[5] as he was the only person to obtain the education qualifications required for the Ugandan Parliament.[3] In 2020, he was again unopposed for election to the 11th Parliament of Uganda.[3] Since his election, Hillary has directed his efforts at obtaining digital infrastructure for Kaabong District,[7] as well as the construction of schools and healthcare infrastructure.[3]
A 2017 analysis by The Observer found that Hillary had given five speeches in 2016.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Members of Parliament | Parliament". mpsdb.parliament.go.ug. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Education frustrates parliamentary hopefuls among Ik community". The Independent (Uganda). August 28, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "How six unopposed MP candidates emerged victorious". Daily Monitor. October 19, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ General Parliamentary Elections 2016: Directly Elected Members of Parliament (PDF) (Report). April 13, 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g Athumani, Halima (July 31, 2016). "Uganda: Endangered tribe puts hope in rookie lawmaker". Anadolu Ajansı. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Czuba, Karol (July 3, 2017). Extension of State Power in Karamoja (PDF) (Report). Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ Mbabazi, Hannington G. (August 25, 2023). "Kaabong: IK MP Lokwang Breaks Silence On Poor Communication Infrastructure, Faults Gov't, Telecom Companies". The Standard News (Uganda). Retrieved November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Most active and silent MPs in 2016". The Observer. January 2, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2025.