This is after the 16 ambassadors that met the speaker of parliament this afternoon showed their concern on the decision to elect LC1 leaders through lining up saying that it is likely to affect the rights of voters especially women voters to select their own leaders.

Voters lining up behind their candidates a method supported by Kadaga

Kadaga in response noted that this election of leaders at local government level has over delayed and said that she does not believe that lining up can prevent people from electing their own leaders.

However the French ambassador Stefano Rivoal noted that as European Union they were willing to provide funds to conduct these elections through secret ballot if they had been contacted saying that even though these elections are important many women are likely to be intimidated into making choices that are not of their own.

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MP William Nokrach (Left) during a recent graduation

The elected Members of Parliament representing people with disabilities, William Nokrach,  for northern Uganda and Hood Katuramu for western Uganda have this afternoon taken oath.

It  should be noted that last month court nullified the election of both MPs due to electoral malpractices and fresh elections conducted which the 2 won again.

The oath was administered by both the Clerk to Parliament, Jane Kibirige and witnessed by the Speaker, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, who presented the MPs with a copy of the constitution and rules of procedure of Parliament

The MPs after swearing in said that there main aim is to lobby for implementation of laws that address issues that affect people with disabilities.

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Rebecca Kadaga the Speaker of the Ugandan parliament.

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has directed the Parliamentary Committees on Works, Education, Health and Finance including respective ministries to speed up the assessment of giving Kibuku district government services which are urgently required for the communities.

Kadaga made the directive while at the thanksgiving ceremony of the area MPs who included; the minister of state for local government, Jenniffer Namuyangu  as well as Kibuku district L.C5 Chairperson, Charles Kadiama held at Kasasira church of Uganda play ground in Kibuku district.

Kadaga wants Kibuku district to be given a government hospital, vocational school and a road network to enable the local community improve on their lives in many ways.

She also told the people in Kibuku to disregard the media reports that Parliament is to waste 68 million shillings on each MP’s burial when death occurs to any.

She says that the 68 million shillings is required for the burial of a Member of Parliament since it takes time and much preparation for burial of such people’s representative.

She adds that it is unfair to fundraise for the burial of an MP when it’s almost the same amount which civil servants consume for their burial.

The MP for Kibuku County, Herbert Kibonere and Namuyangu said  that they were still lobbying government to give their district seven Sub Counties for effective service delivery to their people.

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Rebecca Kadaga the Speaker of the Ugandan parliament.

Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has said that the National Planning Authority (NPA) has to come up with stringent mechanisms if the country is to realize the middle income status by 2020.

Kadaga said this while officiated at the orientation meeting for the Members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on food security, population and development as they converged to elect their new leadership at Parliament.

Kadaga says the country cannot realize development that is yearned for if its population is not the right human resource that is prepared to take it to development through focusing on the right areas and quality of services.

Meanwhile, the outgoing Chairperson of the Forum also minister of state for housing, Chris Baryomunsi, says whereas Uganda’s biggest population are the youth, legislators need to think on how to turn the huge number of the young population into a productive force before they can turn into a problem to the country.

He says this can be achieved through putting in place policies and programs that can help improve the quality of the population in the country.

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