c. Leasehold. She was a Commissioner at the Amnesty Commission of Uganda. Currently she is Coordinator for Mothers of Hope (MOPE0 which is a Community Based organisation based in Acowa, Amuria district. Oloka Okello sam a prominent person in Amuria District. Worked as Chemistry Educationist till 2000. Served as Head of Fisheries Department in Amuria District from 2005 to date. Vance Omome, hailing from Amuria district, is a deputy Ekirigi (Premier) at the Iteso Cultural Union (ICU). Hon. Musa Ecweru, he is an MP for the NRM Political party and a Minister for State for Disaster Preparedness under the Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda's government. Hon. Ocen Julius, is from Obalanga Sub County , Kapelebyong County. He is a strong member of UPC political party, currently an MP for Kapelebyong County at the National Parliament as an Independent MP. He was a District Councilor at Katakwi, before Amuria was curved out as a district from Katakwi. Hon. Ocen Julius served as District Chairman for Amuria district under UPC ticket. He is famed to have, among others worked and advocated for peaceful coexistance between Iteso and Karimojong. He is a defender of the rights of war and cattle rustling victims in Teso sub region. He is founding Chairman for both the Teso War Victims and Cattle Rustling Debt Claimants Association (TEWCCA) and the sister organisation of war victims called Teso WV Multipurpose Cooperative Union. TEWCCA took government of Uganda (the State) to Courts of Law to demand for compensation and reparation for war and cattle rustling victims as part of protracted human rights defence. A recent High Court ruling at SOROTI district was made in favour of the Teso War Victims. See also Iteso people Kumam Teso language Districts of Uganda References External links Amuria District Residents Face Eviction Over Minerals Exploration Districts of Uganda Eastern Region, Uganda Teso sub-region