Auma Linda Agnes

Linda Agnes Auma is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She represents the people of Lira District as the woman member of parliament in the 11th Parliament of Uganda, which she entered on an independent ticket. She is the Vice Chairperson National Women Council. Auma is the Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries; she is also the Publicity Secretary for Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) and Lango Parliamentary Group.

Auma is the current Lira District National Resistance Movement party Chairperson, and she assumed office in August 2025.

She previously worked as the Resident District Commissioner of Amuru District a position she relinquished in 2021 to join parliament.

Early life and education Auma is a daughter of the late major general David Oyite Ojok, a Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) Chief of Staff during the 2nd presidency of Dr Apollo Milton Obote.

Auma lost his father when she was 2 years old. Oyite Ojok perished in a helicopter accident on December 2, 1983 enroute a mission to assess the advancement of a guerilla rebel movement, National Liberation Army (NRA) led by Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who later seized power in 1986.

In the run to the 2021 Uganda general elections, Auma won Florence Angina in the NRM party primaries, but her victory was nullified after a vote recount.

Florence Angina was declared the NRM flag bearer for the Lira woman member of parliament seat, this prompted Auma to run as an independent candidate and was the eventual winner in the general elections.

Personal life Auma's first born daughter Shakila Among Mwenyi was crowned Miss Lira in 2017. She was also the face of Lango Cultural Heritage and was crowned Miss Tourism Northern Region in 2020. Shakila Among also represents the youth of Lira City at Lira City Council as the Female Youth Councilor. Shakila is the current Deputy Speaker of Lira City Council.