[1] She was born Joy Atim, on 15 September 1968, in Lira District, in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Since 2005 she has been the managing director at another business called "Hillside Annex", a position she still maintains while a member of parliament.
[2][3] During the 2016 elections she ran under the opposition Uganda People's Congress (UPC) political party's banner, was re-elected and is the incumbent.
She is one of the members of the Uganda parliament who are opposed to the amendment of the constitution, to remove presidential age limits.
[4] Her political rallies have been targeted by the Uganda Police Force, resulting in injuries and hospitalizations.