Mpaka was elected unopposed by both members of parliament and stakeholders interested in fronting issues of youths during a parliamentary session on Wednesday.

The Western Youth MP said his leadership will lobby more resources for the youth and fight high unemployment.

Mpaka is also calling for value for money on the various government youth programmes.

“I will call on the government to re-allocate some of the money for Operation Wealth Creation to irrigation so as to attract more youths in the agricultural sector,” he says.

Western Youth MP also argues that the Youth Livelihood Programme which is an initiative of the Permanent Secretary for the Gender Ministry, Pius Bigirimana was mooted without the input of youth leaders.

National Youth MP, Anna Adeke was also elected as a General Secretary.

Mpaka has been elected with 7 others to run the forum as executive members for the next 2 and half years. Eastern Youth MP Ishma Mafabi was voted Vice Chairperson while Northern Region MP, Oscar Omony is the treasurer, Kole North County, Bonny Okello is Publicity Secretary, National female youth MP Anna Adeke beat Yumbe MP Alioni Odria for General Secretary while Buhweiju MP Francis Mwijukye beat Kyegegwa Woman MP Stella Kizza as the
representative for the Western region.

Other regional representatives for the North (Ismail Ogama), Central (Suubi Kinyamatama and Eastern (Apollo Yeri) were elected unopposed.

Earlier, organizers gave 3 minutes each to candidates to campaign, and Adeke and Odria had to convince the 32 voters on why they were the better suited candidates for General Secretary. Odria who is opposed to Florence Nakiwala’s appointment as minister of state for youths because she is not a youth says there is need for projects that benefit youths.

Adeke played the gender card to secure the position because she had initially eyed the top most seats but was not nominated.
The parliamentary forum on youth affairs focuses on legislating and advocating for youth responsive development.

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The MPs were led by Mityana North MP, Godfrey Kiwanda, who is the chairperson of the Buganda Parliamentary caucus.

The MPs fromBugandaused the meeting to present the new leadership of Buganda caucus parliamentary team to the Katikkiro of Buganda, JB Walusimbi.

The Vice chairperson of Buganda Parliamentary caucus is the Mukono Municipality MP Betty Nambooze; Secretary is Nalongo Bugembe while the treasurer is Deogratius Kiyingi.

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The informers have reported to the president that Mukula is planning to take party in elections of NRM party structures but when it comes for president polls he is planning to contest on an independent ticket.

A source in NRM told us that the news about Mukula’s plans have not gone well with Uganda’s heads of state. Mukula, according to sources, wants to hold an NRM party post and contests for president on an NRM ticket.

Mukula first declared his intentions last year during his victory celebrations as Soroti Municipality Member of Parliament in Soroti town.

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The deputy Attorney General Fred Ruhindi was asked to leave the committee when he told MPS that he wanted to first harmonize some issues in the bill which raise legalities like on the constitutional ruling of Muwanga kivumbi versus the Attorney General which said that the Inspector of police powers is regulative rather than prohibitive in relation to the exercise of freedom of assembly and peaceful demonstration.

The vice chairperson of the legal committee Baka mugabi thrown out Ruhindi on ground that the issues he was raising could propose for amendment of the bill.

The  MPS who included Abdu Katuntu , Lubega segoona ,  Stephen Baka Mugabi said that the deputy Attorney General should sit together and iron out legal and constitutional  issues in the Public order management Bill  and he comes back before the committee to defend the bill with the minister of internal Affairs who originated the bill next week.

Ruhindi said that he will return to the committee after giving legal advise to the internal Affairs minister on the bill.

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