Ingrid Turinawe

Ingrid Kamateneti Turinawe (born 23 November 1973), commonly known as Ingrid Turinawe, is a female politician who serves as the Chairperson of the Women's League in the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party in Uganda. She also serves as the National Political Mobilizer for the FDC political party.

Early life and education Ingrid was born on 23 November 1973 to Jane Bakesiga and the late Stanley Bakwatilenda (died 1982), in Kashojwa Village, Rugyeyo sub-county, in present-day Kanungu District, before it was split from Rukungiri District. She was the fourth-born of her mother's nine children, five boys and four girls. She sued the Uganda Police Force and Uganda Attorney General, for pain, suffering and general embarrassment, demanding USh560 million (approx. US$160,000), as compensatory damages. The Ugandan government publicly apologized to Turinawe and the case was settled out of court.

In February 2017, Turinawe contested one of the seats to the East African Legislative Assembly, which convenes in Arusha, Tanzania. The legislators to that body are elected by the respective parliaments of the member states of the East African Community. She encountered a very hostile reception in the parliamentary chamber, when she went to declare her candidacy, due to her frosty relationships with the Ugandan MPs, the majority of whom belong to the ruling National Resistance Movement political party. When the actual voting took place on 28 February 2017, she received a paltry 25 votes out of a possible maximum of 398 votes.

Other considerations Turinawe and her estranged husband Jackson Turinawe are the parents of five children, three girls and two boys.