1. Who is Jessica Alupo?
Jessica Alupo is a current vice president of Uganda since 2021. She is a Ugandan politician, educator, and former military officer.
2. What is Jessica Alupo’s family background?
Jessica Alupo was born on May 23, 1974, to the late George William Epel, an educationist, and Bernadette Akol who is now a retired midwife from the Katakwi district.
3. What is Jessica Alupo’s educational background?
Jessica Alupo went to Apuuton Primary School in the Katakwi district before joining Kangole Girls School in Napak
She later joined Ngora High School where she completed her ‘O’ and A-Level respectively.
In 1997, Jesca Alupo went to Makerere University to obtain her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Linguistics Degree.
She, later on, did her Master’s Degree in Arts in International Relations and Diplomacy also from Makerere University.
Jessica Alupo’s other qualifications include;
She also holds a Diploma in Public Administration and Management from the Uganda Management Institute and a Master’s in Public Administration.
4. What careers did Jesca Alupo do before joining the parliament of Uganda?
Jessica Alupo was a teacher at Katakwi High School in the Katakwi district. She also worked as an instructor at the Uganda Urban Warfare Training School, Singo in the Nakaseke district, and as an intelligence officer at the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), in Kampala.
Alupo had initially trained as a high school canteen attendant before undergoing an officer cadet course at the Uganda Junior Staff College in Jinja.
5. What is Jessica Alupo’s parliamentary journey?
Jessica Alupo first joined the cabinet as State Minister for Youth in 2009 and later served as Minister of Education and Sports between 2011 and 2015.
She lost her parliamentary seat in 2016 to Violet Akurut Adome and failed to return to the post-election cabinet.
In the just-concluded election, Alupo defied the National Resistance Movement-NRM party and contested as an independent candidate and eventually ousted Akurut, the official flag holder of the ruling party in polls held on January 14, 2021.
Her battle back to parliament was a hard one, especially within the NRM party where she belongs.
Jessica Alupo was declared flag bearer briefly before the NRM Electoral Commission nullified her election. The election was characterized by violence when big shots in the district including security officers took sides in support of her challenger.
But she stood her ground and received support from voters who saw the lines drawn by big political actors in the district. Jessica Alupo becomes now the first person from Teso to be appointed Vice President and only the second female Ugandan to hold the position after Dr. Specioza Wandira Kazibwe.
6. Who is Jessica Alupo’s husband?
Jessica Alupo is married to Major Innocent Tukashaba and both are proud parents.
However, rumors have it that Jessica Aluponis now dating Peter Abeine.
7. What is Jessica Alupo’s net worth?
Jessica Alupo has an estimated net worth and salary of $1 Million to $5 Million.
