2026 Updates: Ex-MUBS Gender Minister, Miriam Apolot joins Eastern Youth MP race

Former Makerere University Business School (MUBS) guild Minister for Gender, Ms Miriam Apolot has joined the race for Eastern Youth Member of Parliament 2026.

Apolot who equally served as Speaker of MUBS Christian Union, is a daughter to the late Rev. James Peter Okello and a born of Kareu village, Nyakoi parish, Kameke Sub County in Pallisa district.

Miriam wants to be a voice of the voiceless once elected because she clearly understands her electorate’s needs.

“Having grown up in these communities with various challenges, I feel I can best represent them,” Apolot says.

She also castigates past leaders for not ably championing their electorates’ needs.

“I have come to a realization that some of the challenges the Youth go through and communities at large are largely because no one has Identified them and presented them to higher levels of authority and discussion. On realising that it is possible, I was inspired to stand out and represent,” she confirmed to this publication adding that “My purpose is to serve my people and country at large. I want to bring the voice of the people who will trust me as their leader.”

Education
She went to Nyakoi Primary school, Kameke Secondary School for O’level and Maluku Secondary school for A’ level.

She then joined Makerere Business School (MUBS) where she attained a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting) in 2020.

She equally holds a certificate in leadership from MUBS and she is currently a CPA student at Level 2.

Work
Her work experiences include a polling assistant, presiding officer, UBOS’ 2014 census enumerator.

She also once worked as a sub-regional coordinator – Young Life Club; a club that focused on transforming the lives of the youth and making them better people and live better lives and impact the communities positively.

It enables the youth to turn from drinking alcohol, use of drugs and embrace education and involve in constructive activities bettering their lives and impacting communities.

In 2019, she joined Cure Children’s Hospital of Uganda, a Not-for-profit Organization as an Accountant (Receivable) where she has served to date.

“My victory will be a win for the youth and the country at large,” she asserts.