Molly Lanyero
Molly Lanyero is a Ugandan politician who was elected to the 10th Parliament, as a District Woman Representative representing Lamwo District.
In July 2016, she was elected as treasurer to the 25-member Acholi Parliamentary Group, comprising the members of parliament from the Acholi sub-region in the 10th Parliament. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement
Lanyero serves on the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Sports, and she is a member of the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association.
Early life and education
Molly Lanyero was born on 24 February 1975. She attended Shimoni Demonstration School until 1988. In 1992, she earned a Uganda Certificate of Education from St. Joseph's Senior Secondary School Naggalama. In 1995, she earned a Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education, from Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School. Then in 1997, she earned a Diploma in Secondary Education from the Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo, which now is a component of Kyambogo University. Lanyero completed her advanced studies at Makerere University. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences in 2001 and a Master of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies in 2008.Career
Between 2002 until 2009, Ms Lanyero served as the Deputy Headmistress at Hillside High School in Bunamwaya, a suburb of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. She concurrently served as Project Coordinator for the Foundation for Early Childhood Education & Development, from 2005 until 2007.From 2013 until 2014, she was Associate Director for the Regional Associates for Community Development, a non-government organisation. In 2014 and 2015, she served as a Grant Consultant at the Embassy of Japan in Kampala, Uganda.