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Hilary Obaloker Onek (born 5 May 1948) is a Ugandan
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and
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. He is the current Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 27 May 2013. He replaced Tarsis Kabwegyere. Prior to that, Hilary Onek served as the Minister for Energy & Minerals, from 16 February 2009 until 27 May 2011. Before that, he served as Uganda's Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry & Fisheries from 2006 to 2009. He is also the elected Member of Parliament (MP) representing Lamwo County,
Lamwo District Lamwo District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Lamwo is the site of the district headquarters. Location Lamwo District is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kitgum District to the east and southeast, Pader Dist ...
. He was first elected to
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in 2001.


History

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. The Pakala Clan are largely found in Gem, Lokung and a few in parts of
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, along the border with Palabek and Lokung. In the olden days, the Rwodi or Royal Acholi families arranged marriages of their children. Mze Samson Okello Otto was serving in the
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(KAR) in
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during 1946 when he married Mama Ayoo. He left the Army in 1954 and joined the Public Works Department (PWD) at
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and later worked in different parts of Uganda, including
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and Moroto. Mze Otto moved with his family wherever duty took him.


Education

Hilary Onek attended his primary school in Moroto,
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. He attended St. Mary's College Kisubi for both his "O" & "A" Level education, from 1965 until 1970. From 1971 until 1974, Onek attended
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,
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's oldest university, but he dropped out before graduation. He proceeded to the People's Friendship University in
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, Russia, where he studied from 1974 until 1979, graduating with the
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(BSc) in
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and the
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(MSc) in
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, majoring in Water Resources & Hydro-technical Structural Engineering. Following his MSc studies, he completed a one-year fellowship at the ''Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering'' in Hydropower Dams & Hydro-technical Structures, from 1979 until 1980. Hilary Onek also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Investment Appraisal and Management, from
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, in
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, Massachusetts, United States, obtained in 1994. In 1997, he obtained another postgraduate certificate in Public-Private Partnership in Utility Management, from the ''Institute For Public-Private Partnerships'', in
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. Between 1998 and 2000, he attended
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, graduating with the degree of
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, (MBA).


Professional qualifications

His professional qualifications include the following: *
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(BSc) in
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– 1977 *
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(MSc) in
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, majoring in Water Resources Engineering & Hydro-Technical Structures –
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– 1979. *
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(MBA) –
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– 2000 * Registered Chartered Engineer in Uganda – Has authority to sign technical documents, and give a legally binding technical opinion on Civil Engineering matters.


Work experience

Hilary started his engineering career while in graduate school. He worked as an Assistant (pupil) Site Engineer, Nurek 305m Hydropower Dam Construction,
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(USSR), from May until August 1977. Between May and August 1978, he worked as an Assistant (pupil) Site Engineer, 280m Inguri Hydropower Concrete Arc-Dam Construction, in the
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in the
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. During the time he spent at the Moscow Institute of Civil Engineering Hydro-technical Engineering Laboratory, he was involved in the design and research regarding several International projects: * Participated in the design of Kabur 80m Hydropower Dam in
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* Was a member of the design team for Cascades of 4 dams on Andes Ranges in
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* Conducted experiments to determine physical characteristics and structural stability of soils of different textures used in dams under different load conditions – setting standards and engineering guides * Presented over 10 papers at workshops on dam structures and their stability. In 1980 Hilary returned to Uganda and became a
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at
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in the Department of Technology, teaching Water Resources Engineering and Hydro-technical Structural Engineering. He supervised students' course works, carried our research on the
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and other
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n rivers. His findings were presented at Energy Workshops sponsored by the National Research Council and other industry groups. He remained at Makerere, in that Capacity until 1983. In 1982, he was appointed
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at
National Water and Sewerage Corporation The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is a water supply and sanitation company in Uganda. It is wholly owned by the government of Uganda. As of October 2023, the company supplied of potable water daily to the country. This compar ...
, a
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water and sewerage utility. His work at NWSC involved the design of reservoirs, booster stations, water transmission mains, upgrading and expanding water treatment and pumping systems for
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and other towns in Uganda. In appreciation of his efforts, the authorities promoted him to
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of NWSC in 1983. During his tenure at the helm of NWSC, water and sewerage services, which were limited to
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, Jinja and
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, were expanded to cover other towns including
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,
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, and
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. He 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. From 1984 until 1998, he instituted a manpower development program and a training program, to sustainably improve the quality of management in the organisation. He oversaw the computerization of internal
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(MIS) and digitized
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(GIS), easing management of customer's data and human resources. He introduced Public-Private Partnership in NWSC by privatizing revenue collection and Management (1997–8). During his tenure, revenue collection at the water utility doubled. This management model has now been adopted as "standard practice" at the Ministry of Water Resources. In 1987, Hilary 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. He served as Managing Director of NWSC until 1998. Between 1998 and 2001, he worked as an independent, private
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at a company called EOM Services Limited, offering services with other consultancy groups, in the areas of
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, Investment Appraisals and Management,
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and
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.


Political career

Hilary Onek joined active politics in 2000, with affiliation to the
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(NRM). He actively campaigned in the Acholi sub-region, for
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, between January and March 2001. He contested for the parliamentary seat of Lamwo Constituency and was declared the winner in June 2001. He was re-elected to the same seat in February 2006, again on the NRM platform. He was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in June 2006, serving in that capacity until February 2009. As Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, he advocated for responsible utilization of the water resources in
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. On 16 February 2009 Hilary Onek was appointed Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, a position he worked in until May 2011. In the cabinet reshuffle on 27 May 2011, he was reassigned to the Internal Affairs Ministry as a full Minister. Onek was one of those accused in 2011 of receiving bribes from foreign oil firms as kickbacks. Irish oil firm
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reportedly paid bribes to Onek before another MP implicated him and others in the saga. Despite calls for resignation, a lawyer, Severino Twinobusingye, managed to successfully sue the Attorney General and halt the proceedings and to block the calls for resignation. Following further suspicion around the incident as a result of Tullow Oil's court case with Heritage Oil over its tax on Uganda assets, an ad-hoc parliamentary committee was convened to further investigate the allegations of corruption.


Business enterprises

Hillary Onek is also a businessman. He is the proprietor of Kitgum Bomah Hotel in
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and of Gulu Bomah Hotel in
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. The Kitgum hotel is the 4th hotel in
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to have a
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, after (a) Paraa Lodge (b) Chobe Lodge, both in
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and Acholi Inn in Gulu. The Gulu property is the first hotel in the region to contain an
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Membership to parliamentary committees

Since 2001, Onek has served on several parliamentary committees including: # Committee on Natural Resources – Committee Chair (2001–2002) # Committee on Legal & Parliamentary Affairs – Member (2001–2003) # Committee on Science and Technology – Member (2003–06) # Committee on the Humanitarian Situation in Northern Uganda – Member (2004–2005)


Socio-political leadership

He has held various leadership positions including the following: ; ; ''At Saint Mary's College Kisubi – (1965–1970)'' * Actively participated in academic, social activities and sports. He served as assistant house prefect in Mugwanya House from 1967 until 1968. He was elected
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of the School Council in 1967, serving until 1968. He was re-elected in 1969, serving until 1970. He was a member of the National Union of Students of Uganda (NUSU), from 1969 until 1972. Between 1969 and 1970, he served as the president of the Mathematics & Physics Club. During that same period, he was the chairman of the St Mary's High School Social Club. From 1969 until 1970, he was the
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of the school basketball team. He was also an active member of the high school athletics team, competing in
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and
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, from 1967 until 1970. ; ; ''At Makerere University – (1971–1974)'' * Served as secretary to NUSU president, Omwony Ojwok (RIP), from 1971 until 1972. Served as the captain of Mitchell Hall Basketball Team from 1971 until 1973. He belonged to the Students' Progressive Political Camp and campaigned for student leaders who subscribed to then progressive ideology. ; ; ''At Moscow University – (1974–1979)'' * Elected President of the Uganda Students Union, serving in that capacity from 1977 until 1979. In February 1979, he organized and led students' revolt and demonstration to the Libyan Embassy in
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, protesting
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's military support to
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.


Professional organisations

# Member, Board of Directors Management Training and Advisory Center, Uganda – 1982 to 1985 # Member, Board of Directors Reconstruction and Development Corporation, Uganda – 1987 to 1989 # Member, Board of Directors
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– 1991 to 1997 # Executive Board Member, Technical Committee of International Water Supply Association (IWSA) – 1989 to 2000 # Corporate Member, Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers (UIPE) – 1989 to Present # Registered (Chartered) Engineer in Uganda – 1989 to Present


Scientific publications

A partial list of publications and papers presented at seminars, workshops and conferences include the following: # "Elastic Beam on Flexible Foundation", Trud UDN – Moscow – March 1977 # "On the Mechanical Strength of Soil in Dam Structure", Trud MICI – Moscow – May 1980 # "Analysis of Stressed-strained Conditions and Structural Failure of Railway Embankments". Work done for Uganda Railways Corporation. – December 1980 # "Exploitation of Lake Levels for Hydropower in Uganda" Paper presented at Energy Workshop and published by the Uganda National Research Council. – July 1981 # "Dimension Analysis in Engineering – A research and modeling tool". Paper presented to staff and postgraduate students at the Faculty of Technology,
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. – March 1982. # Co-Authored: "Water Pricing Experiences, An International Perspective". Editors: Ariel Dinar & Ashok Subramanian. World Bank Technical Paper Number 386. – 1997 # "Water Utility Research: National Water and Sewerage Corporation Uganda". 23rd WEDC Conference –
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. – September 1997. # "Public-Private Partnership: National Water and Sewerage Corporation, Uganda". 24th WEDC Conference –
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. – September 1998. # "Poor Design of Kiira Extension at Jinja Dam and Resultant Excessive Discharge of Water for Power Generation, The Main Cause of Dropping Lake Victoria Levels" Paper presented, as the main theme at Abraham Waligo Memorial Lecture organized by Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers. Faculty of Technology,
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. September 2004. # "Challenges and Opportunities to Agricultural Transformation: Option for Increasing and Sustaining Agricultural Growth and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa". Keynote Address, World Agricultural Forum,
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, United States. – 7 to 10 May 2007. Partly due to the impact of this keynote address, the next World Agricultural Forum was for the first time held in a location other than St. Louis, Missouri. The 10th World Agricultural Forum (WAF), was held in
Kampala Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
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Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
in 2008.


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Cabinet of Uganda There are 30 Cabinet ministers and 50 Ministers of State in the Cabinet of Uganda (2021 to 2026). The number of state ministers reduced by one in September 2024 after the death of Hon. Sarah Mateke who was the state minister for defence. Accor ...
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Parliament of Uganda The Parliament of Uganda is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Uganda. One of its primary functions is to pass laws that support effective governance in the country. Government ministers are required to answer to the people's represe ...
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Lamwo District Lamwo District is a district in the Northern Region of Uganda. The town of Lamwo is the site of the district headquarters. Location Lamwo District is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kitgum District to the east and southeast, Pader Dist ...


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Website of Uganda Ministry of Disaster Relief & Refugees in The Office of The Prime Minister
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