Santa Okot

thumb|Santa Okot Santa Okot is a Ugandan politician, women's activist and educator who serves as the Member of Parliament representing Pader District (Aruu North) in the 11th Ugandan Parliament(2021-2026) and affiliated to the People's Progressive Party as a political party. Santa is the only MP in the 11th Parliament belonging to the People's Progressive Party. Quotes It was a very difficult task and very difficult to move in the community up to now because then, you know all this period they say, Kony is a killer, is a terrorist, you know this and that, and one would feel that if you go there immediately, you are killed. The fear which I had, the stigma which I had was that wherever I could come back, I was not be free with the community. I know my children were traumatized because one of my eldest daughters asked me, of all places, why did you go to the other side? I explained to her and said you know we want peace for the grandmothers, the grandfathers, they have got to be alright and there is no problem so she understood. he gave me a lot of courage. But I had a lot of fear from the government because at the initial stage the President himself called me on the phone and told me to get out of Juba. We advocated also for a special fund to be put for the women who suffered during the war. And it is in the agreement. On that it is not signed. Each time I would go to the rebel camp, the LRA, everyone would want to talk to me. So, that shows that they value the woman as a mother. External links Category:Women politicians in Uganda Category:Living people