 In 2010, she retired from being a teacher, from being a District Councillor for the Adjumani District Local Government, and from her roles with the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda and the Adjumani Disabled Persons Association to run for Parliament of Uganda.She ran as an independent ( although she later became a member of the National Resistance Movement) for the District Woman Representative for the Adjumani District and won.She received 17,037 votes to win the four-way race for the seat.