This brings the number of women in the top administration of parliament to three. Others are Rebecca Kadaga, the speaker of parliament and Helen Kaweesa who is the public Relations officer of parliament.

Ms Jane Kibirige will officially takeover office this month of February this year. Ms Kibirige has officially replaced former clerk to parliament, Aeneas Tandekwire. Tandekwire left the office four months back.

When Tandekwire left office two people acted as deputies. These were Paul Wabwire in charge of Legislative Duties and Kaija Kwamya in charge of Administration.

The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has met ms Kibirige and Kibirige also gave her an acceptance letter to take the new task.

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The two will run the parliamentary affairs in an acting capacity as the house awaits the official appointment of a substantive clerk to parliament by president Museveni.

Kajja and Wabwire are now the new accounting officers of Uganda parliament. Article 87 of the Uganda constitution provides that it is the president who appoints the Clerk to parliament in consultation with the public service commission.

Tandekwire retired public service last week. Tandekwire has been the clerk to parliament since 1986.

The speaker of parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga has confrmed that Chris Kijja and Paul Wabwire are the new parliament accounting officers working in an acting capacity.

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