User:Aherezaowenonex/sandbox/Ritah Atukwasa Bwahika

Introduction:
Ritah Atukwasa Bwahika is the elect Woman Member of Parliament of Mbarara city for the 2021-2026 parliament. She is also a member in the NRM party.

Background and Education
Bwahika was born in Nyakayojo division in Mbarara City. She has a post-graduate diploma in Gender and Community Development Education, Post Graduate Diploma in Public Policy Analysis and Governance and Diploma in Counselling Psychology..

Career
She was a business woman and decided to join the race for the Woman Member of Parliament in the 2021 election. She was standing against eight women on the parliamentary seat. Ritah Atukwasa decided to come on an independent ticket and she merged the winner with 14,795 votes. She is the executive director of the Institute for Social Transformation, an organization dedicated to elevate the voice, power and economic status of women and youth in markets in Uganda.

She is the programme manager at Kamwokya Christian Caring Community.