Kuka was born Jane Frances Yasiwa in Sipi, Kapchorwa to Miriam Chelangat in the 1950s.
[1] She attended Gamutui Primary School then later in 1966 enrolled at Nyondo Teachers College in Mbale.
[2] In addition to being a Member of Parliament, she served as the State Minister for Gender and Community Development (1996 -1998).
[10] She has been dubbed "Heroine of the Female Genital Mutilation fight" and has spoken on the topic on a number of international platforms.
[1] In 2012, Kuka received a civilian award – The Distinguished Order of the Nile – Class 4 in recognition of her activism against Female Genital Mutilation.