Ninsiima Ronah Rita
Ugandan Politician and Journalist
Ninsiima Ronah Rita (born 31 March 1978) Is a Ugandan politician and journalist who was the women representative member of parliament for Kabale District in the 9th Parliament of Uganda. She beat former agriculture minister Hope Mwesigye who had represented the constituency since 1994 in the 2011 Uganda general elections on February 18 replacing her for the seat between 2011 and 2016.Rita was an independent candidate after losing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) primaries to Hope Mwesigye
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edit- After testing positive, I was in and out of hospital and at one point I had to be admitted at Mengo Hospital for three weeks
- I am so grateful to be one of the people that have survived this disease; so many people have not been able to. I was also among the people that believed the virus didn’t exist but now I know.
- During my isolation at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital, it was one of the most trying moments for me, and that’s when I decided to give my life to God,.