Egunyu Janepher Nantume

Egunyu served as vice chairperson Buvuma District local government in 2011.

She served as vice chairperson committee on agriculture, animal industry and fisheries from 2011 to 2013

Egunyu has served as member of parliament of Uganda from 2011 to date. In parliament, She serves on the committee on education and sports and she has served as chairperson of the committee on human rights.

She was also a secondary school teacher at Jinja secondary school and Iganga progressive king of kings from 2000 to 2004.

Engunyu started her primary school education from Natteta primary school where she sat her primary leaving examinations (PLE) in 1990. She later enrolled at St Pontiano, Kangulumira for her O'level education and sat her Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) in 1995. She later joined St. Mathias Kalemba senior secondary school for her A'level education and sat her Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) in 1998. She thereafter joined kyambogo University where she pursued a diploma in education in 2000, and later on joined Busoga University where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in social works and social administration (B.SWASA) in 2011. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in public administration from Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU)

Engunyu Janepher Nantume (born 1 December 1978) is a Ugandan politician, legislator and a social worker by profession. She represents the people of Buvuma Islands county (Buvuma District) in the parliament of Uganda. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, the party in political leadership in Uganda under the chairmanship of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni president of the republic of Uganda.