BIOGRAPHY OF EVELYN ANITE

WHO IS EVELYN ANITE?

Evelyn Anite Kajik who is popularly known as Evelyn Anite is a Ugandan female politician and journalist who is actively involved in the Ugandan politics and also she is a member of the National Resistance Movement party which is commonly known as NRM party.

 Evelyn Anite is currently the State Minister of Finance for Investment and Privatisation in the Cabinet of Uganda.

 Evelyn Anite was born on 11^th November 1984 in a village called Adako Village in the North Western part of Uganda which is commonly known as West Nile region in a district called Koboko district.

 Evelyn Anite studied at Arua Hill Primary School for her primary school education which is found in Arua district before joining secondary school. 

After completing her primary school education she joined Saint Mary’s Ediofe Girls secondary school for her Ordinary level of education. 

She later attended Muni Girls secondary school for her Advanced Level of Education. After A-level, she joined Uganda Christian University where she pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass communication which she obtained the year 2008. 

After completing her high school education in 2005, Evelyn Anite got a job as a radio presenter at a radio station called Nile FM that is found in Arua district. 

In 2006, she got a job with Uganda Broadcasting Corporation commonly known as UBC as a radio presenter located in Kampala district, the capital city of Uganda. In 2008, she joined Uganda Media Centre where is started working as a Public Affairs Assistant for International Relations. 

In 2011, Evelyn Anite decided to venture into Ugandan politics by openly contesting for the parliamentary seat of the Youth Representative for Northern part of Uganda. 

She won the seat by beating 9 other candidates. Evelyn Anite is currently the incumbent Youth representative for the Northern Part of Uganda.

 In March 2015, Evelyn Anite was appointed as the State Minister for Youth and Children a position which was previously held by Hon. Kibuule Ronald. 

In June 2016, Evelyn Anite was appointed as the State Minister for Investment and Privatisation. 

As a result of her undying love for the National Resistance Movement Party, Evelyn Anite has been involved in several controversial issues that have rubbed many people in Uganda the wrong way. 

In February 2014, Evelyn Anite moved a motion during the NRM caucus where she was endorsing President Yoweri Museveni as the sole candidate for the presidential elections of 2016. 

Anite had to kneel down on her knees and perform some human worship as she put in place her request and therefore secured a 35 year rule for the current president of Uganda.

 In September 2017, Evelyn Anite became very popular when she said that they had the support of the army during the heated debate about the Age limit removal. 

Evelyn Anite is married to Allan Kajik who was appointed as a Residential District Commissioner commonly known as RDC by the Ugandan president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.