28 Facts About Hilary Onek

Hilary Obaloker Onek was born on 5 May 1948 and is a Ugandan engineer and politician.

Hilary Onek is the current Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees in the Ugandan Cabinet.

Hilary Onek was appointed to that position on 27 May 2013.

Hilary Onek is the elected Member of Parliament representing Lamwo County, Lamwo District.

Onek Hilary was born on 5 May 1948, the second born to Samson Okello Otto, son of Rwot Damwoy of Pakala Clan in Palabek Gem and Mrs Jera Ayoo, daughter of Rwot Onyanga, the Paramount Chief of Palabek, one of the six chieftaincies of Lamwo County.

Hilary Onek left the Army in 1954 and joined the Public Works Department at Entebbe and later worked in different parts of Uganda, including Mubende, Hoima, Soroti and Moroto.

From 1971 until 1974, Onek attended Makerere University, Uganda's oldest university, but he dropped out before graduation.

Hilary Onek holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Investment Appraisal and Management, from Harvard University, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, obtained in 1994.

Hilary Onek worked as an Assistant Site Engineer, Nurek 305m Hydropower Dam Construction, Tajikistan, from May until August 1977.

In 1980 Hilary Onek returned to Uganda and became a lecturer at Makerere University in the Department of Technology, teaching Water Resources Engineering and Hydro-technical Structural Engineering.

Hilary Onek supervised students' course works, carried our research on the River Nile and other Ugandan rivers.

Hilary Onek's findings were presented at Energy Workshops sponsored by the National Research Council and other industry groups.

Hilary Onek remained at Makerere, in that Capacity until 1983.

Hilary Onek developed a corporate plan to cover medium and long term development programs, with a view to make NWSC a leading water utility company in the region.

Hilary Onek oversaw the computerization of internal management information system and digitized geographical information system, easing management of customer's data and human resources.

Hilary Onek introduced Public-Private Partnership in NWSC by privatizing revenue collection and Management.

In 1987, Hilary Onek was personally involved in the redesign and rebuilding of Manafwa Water Works, the works exploded under water hummer and collapsed after commissioning, following shoddy construction by an outside contractor.

Hilary Onek served as Managing Director of NWSC until 1998.

Hilary Onek joined active politics in 2000, with affiliation to the National Resistance Movement.

Hilary Onek actively campaigned in the Acholi sub-region, for Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, between January and March 2001.

Hilary Onek contested for the parliamentary seat of Lamwo Constituency and was declared the winner in June 2001.

Hilary Onek was re-elected to the same seat in February 2006, again on the NRM platform.

Hilary Onek was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in June 2006, serving in that capacity until February 2009.

On 16 February 2009 Hilary Onek was appointed Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, a position he worked in until May 2011.

Hilary Onek was one of those accused in 2011 of receiving bribes from foreign oil firms as kickbacks.

Hilary Onek is the proprietor of Kitgum Bomah Hotel in Kitgum and of Gulu Bomah Hotel in Gulu.

Since 2001, Hilary Onek has served on several parliamentary committees including:.

Hilary Onek has held various leadership positions including the following:.