Ms Kibirige is expected to provide a vision and leadership to the Parliamentary Service and to initiate the strategies to achieve the vision of the Legislature and she will be responsible for providing advice and guidance to the Speaker of parliament with respect to the rules, procedures and protocol of Parliament.

Ms Kibirige was born in 1962. She is a mother of two and is married to Dr Charles Kibirige, the University Secretary of Mbarara University.  She has been working atMbararaUniversity since 1989. She is a graduate of Sociology, and holds a Masters degree in Higher Education Management.

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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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