Irene Ikomu

Irene Ikomu (born 1990) is a Ugandan lawyer, civic technology leader and social innovator. She is the co-founder and former manager of Parliament Watch Uganda, an initiative that monitors parliamentary processes and disseminates information to the public, and has worked on democracy, youth participation and civil society strengthening across East Africa. Quotes “I have been working in the non profit sector for the last five years with a focus on issues affecting youth participation and empowerment. I had to balance both work and school while pursuing my Law degree but early exposure to engagement made me realise I did not want to practice commercial law. Nonetheless, after school early this year, I worked in a law firm for three months before joining the Centre for Policy Analysis where we founded the Parliament Watch Uganda initiative which I currently head.” Youth Hub Africa “It's not enough to take each day as it comes, you need to be planning for the future to be a leader.” Youth Hub Africa “Successful reintegration is not just about short-term concerns and political stability, but should especially focus on the long-term strategies for economic reconstruction and development.” The New Humanitarian “In northern Uganda, we cannot say we have fully addressed reintegration without dealing with the issue of land access for the former combatants and victims, especially with regard to CBW.” The New Humanitarian “The legislature needs to involve the voices and issues of the local people when Bills are being made or legislated on. Parliament needs to give Ugandans opportunity to contribute to debate, submit topics and access parliamentary resources also the public should be able to give feedback on bills or legislation before committees.” New Vision “We have such a young population and one of the highest unemployment rates, so I worked a lot toward updating the national youth policy, which is still a work in progress, and working to push for the national youth fund to regulate the money that government allocates to help young people.” Tim Kaine, U.S. Senate “The tax has not generated the revenue the government anticipated. Technology and financial sectors have instead been hit.” The Guardian External links Category:Living people Category:Ugandan activists Category:Lawyers from Uganda Category:Human rights activists Category:Women activists Category:Civic activists