Auru Anne
{{Short description|Ugandan politician}}
Auru Anne ( born on 25 August 1960) is a Ugandan politician.{{Cite web |title=NIRA {{!}} National Identification & Registration Authority |url=https://www.nira.go.ug/home |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=www.nira.go.ug}} She was the Member of Parliament in the eighth and ninth Parliament of Uganda representing Moyo District as an Independent Candidate and National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party ticket respectively.{{Cite web |title={{!}} National Resistance Movement |url=https://www.nrm.ug/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website={{!}} National Resistance Movement |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Moyo District |url=https://moyo.go.ug/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=moyo.go.ug}}
Political career
She has served in two parliament terms: the eighth and ninth parliament of Uganda.{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Uganda {{!}} |url=https://www.parliament.go.ug/ |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=www.parliament.go.ug}} In 2011, Auru Anne contested as the Moyo District Woman Representative on an Independent ticket and she won.{{Cite web |title=Electoral Commission |url=https://www.ec.or.ug/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Electoral Commission}} In 2016, Auru Anne contested as the Moyo District Woman Representative on the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party ticket and again she won.
She lost her seat to Hon. Moriku Joyce Kaducu.{{Cite web |title=Auru Anne - 2016 General Election - Visible Polls |url=https://visiblepolls.org/ug/2016-election/candidates/auru-anne-83/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=visiblepolls.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Women Leaders Reflect on the Prospects for Peace in Northern Uganda {{!}} Wilson Center |url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/women-leaders-reflect-the-prospects-for-peace-northern-uganda |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=www.wilsoncenter.org |language=en}}
Personal life
Auru Anne was summoned by the Uganda National Police over allegation in September 2014, clashes between the Madi community in Moyo and Kuku community of Kajo-Keji County in South Sudan that resulted in loss of lives of about 17 people, cattle raiding, burning houses and robbery.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-17 |title=Police summon two MPs over clashes |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/national/police-summon-two-mps-over-clashes-1658502 |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Monitor |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=petnah |date=2020-04-27 |title=the madi people - uganda cultural safaris, uganda tribes |url=https://petnahafricatours.com/the-madi-people/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=petnah |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=AFRICA {{!}} 101 Last Tribes - Kuku people |url=https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/kuku.html |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=www.101lasttribes.com}}