Two independent members of parliament joined the race for the deputy speakership for the 10th parliament this week. Kampala central member of parliament Mohammed Nsereko and west Budama south member of parliament Jacob Oboth Oboth say that they have the required experience to deputize the speaker and chair parliament.

Mohammed Nsereko says that he will look for votes from unique majority members of parliament all over the political parties and independents to make a number of 300 members of parliament to vote him out of the 458 members of parliament in the 10th parliament. He is intending to release a taskforce of 65 members of parliament to roll out his campaign to every member of parliament seeking his vote, though currently he is claiming having 91 one members of parliament willing to give him their vote for the post of the deputy speaker.

Another independent member of parliament from West Budama south Oboth Oboth says that he is aspiring for this seat since the current deputy speaker is contesting for the post of the speaker. He says that he is a better choice for the deputy speaker slot since he knows rules of parliament, has a legal mind and has chaired the rules and privileges committee of parliament. He notes that he has written to all political parties with members of parliament asking them to give him support.

The two independents MPs will wait for another person from NRM primaries who include David Bahati, Jovah Kamateka, Denis Bua and Monica Amoding to tussle out with for this hotly contested seat.