Miria Matembe

Dr. Miria Rukoza Koburunga Matembe, LL.D (honoris causa) (August 28, 1953) is a former member of the Pan-African Parliament from Uganda.^[1] While on the Pan-African Parliament she was chairperson of the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline a permanent committee of the Pan-African Parliament.

In June 2006 she became a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow with the National Endowment for Democracy.

She has been a strong proponent for and an advocate of women’s rights in Uganda. for over two decades beginning in 1989 she was a member of Uganda’s parliament. she worked in Ugandan government as minister for ethics and integrity from 1998 to 2003, after which time she became an MP with the Pan-African Parliament representing Uganda.

In 1995 she was a member of the Constitutional Court that created the Ugandan Constitution. She was the former chairperson of Action for Development, Uganda’s leading women’s advocacy organization, an organization she cofounded.

In 1990 she was Deputy General of the Pan-African Congress held in Kampala. She has been a lecturer on law and English at the Chartered Institute of Bankers also in Kampala. A lawyer by profession, Ms. Matembe is also the author of several articles and a book, Miria Matembe: Gender, Politics, and Constitution Making in Uganda, on women in politics.

In October 2006, Matembe gave a lecture entitled "Women, War, Peace: Politics in Peacebuilding" at the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Distinguished Lecture Series.

In 2011 she delivered the keynote address at The 11th Sarah Ntiro Lecture and Award held at Grand Imperial Hotel ,Kampala -Uganda to those women who are either inspiring models or have worked to facilitate girl-child education at the Forum for African Women Educationalists (Fawe) organised-event and, for the disadvantaged girl-child. The main awards came in two categories; the “Woman of Distinction” award which recognised women whose activities promoted girl child education, and the Model of Excellence award which awarded women achievers who set a good example for young girls.

Miria Matembe who was one of those honoured for her valiant efforts to promote girl child education gave thanks to God when accepting the award. She said ignorance and lack of resources were some of the issues hampering the advancement of girl child education.

Awards

• Honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D) from University of Victoria, 2007

References

1. ^ Pan-African Parliament members as of 15 March 2004

External links

• Endowment for Democracy Miria Matembe bio
• African Unification Front AUF

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