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Hon. Mary Emaase Otucho

ASPIRING: MP –
Teso South Constituency
COUNTY: Busia

Hon. Mary Emaase Otucho is an accountant and the Member of Parliament for Teso South Constituency, affiliated with the United Democratic Alliance (UDA). She is the first woman MP elected from the Teso community and will defend her seat in 2027 on a UDA ticket.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

She has represented Teso South since August 2022 and sits on the Public Accounts Committee. She was first elected in 2013 as Busia County Woman Representative (2013–2017) and served as Vice Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. Earlier she worked as a Senior Accountant in the Judiciary of Kenya from 1993 to 2012. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Kenyatta University (1992) and an Executive MBA.

 

My political agenda

In Teso South she works with the Ministry of Energy on projects including the KSh 530 million Malaba Power Substation and the Teso South Electrification Programme, connecting households in wards such as Chakol South and Amukura Central. She campaigns against injustices facing young girls and victims of defilement, has lobbied for gender desks in police stations, monitors the disbursement of NG-CDF education bursaries, and works with state agencies to bring financial tools and vocational training to women’s groups.