Mary Emaase Otucho is the Member of Parliament for Teso South (Busia County), elected in August 2022 on a United Democratic Alliance (UDA) ticket. She previously served in Parliament as the Busia County Woman Representative (2013–2017), giving her a non-linear political trajectory: an initial term in the National Assembly, a defeat in 2017, then a return via the constituency seat in 2022. In her comeback election, The Star reported she won with 18,165 votes, ahead of incumbent Geoffrey Omuse and former governor Sospeter Ojaamong. Professionally trained in finance and accounting, Emaase’s public record is strongly tied to public finance oversight—both through her prior career in accounting and her legislative engagement on budget matters. Parliament’s official profile lists her as having worked as a Senior Accountant in the Judiciary (1993–2012) and earlier as an Accountant at Joginder Auto Services. In committee work, the most consistently verifiable leadership role is historical: she served as Vice Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee (2013–2017) and a member of the Finance Committee in the same period. (As of the National Assembly’s current committee leadership page, the Budget and Appropriations Committee is chaired by Samuel Atandi, with Dr Robert Pukose as Vice Chairperson.)