The Speaker Kadaga in her remarks commended the women for the right pass, and pledged that marriage and divorce bill will be given much attention in the 10th Parliament so that it’s passed into a law because it has been on the shelves for many years.

One of the clause in the Bill that requires a man and woman to share properties while separating, caused uproar especially among men who argued it was a ploy by women to grab their hard earned wealth.

Uwopa Strategic plan 2016/21 aims to increase women’s leadership and participation in decision making, economic empowerment and opportunities, improved women’s health and education among others.

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“As I assured you in my campaigns, we shall see to it that we do an excellent job. My appeal to you colleagues on the Executive is for us to take UWOPA to greater heights,” Hon. Amoding said.

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Nutrition experts warn that the continued the feeding of children and pregnant mothers with none nutritional foods will impact negatively on the country’s economy and health living of the population. The nutrition specialist at Jinja regional hospital, Toko Mansuru says  that most Ugandans have failed to provide their children and themselves with nutritious foods but instead opt to feed on foods that they come across which has caused malnutrition among most Ugandan children. He says that foods which are not with nutrition  developed  severe conditions like acute malnutrition thus resulting into serious deficiencies among them being diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity for those who are over fed, cancers among other diseases which are expensive to treat at health facilities.

Meanwhile, Alex Kisembo the marketing director, RECO industries, a company that manufactures fortified foods which are given to persons who are malnourished says that its better for Ugandans to always feed on a balanced diet than just eating for the sake of getting satisfied. Kisembo adds  that to avoid such  conditions they should eat fortified foods so as they do not spend over three months in hospital. He further calls for a combined effort and strategies from all government  departments and agencies to expeditiously address the issue of malnutrition among Ugandan children if this burden is to be solved.

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Youth in the country

The senior lawyer in the country who is also the former member of parliament for Oyam North  in Apac district Ben Wacha says its time for the three special interest groups to be thrown out of  parliament. Wacha made the remarks while at the induction seminar of members of parliament on the role of parliament in national governance with reference to representation, oversight, legislative and constituency role of a member of parliament held at Imperial Royale in Kampala.

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The director LAUMA Christian training and teaching company Rev.Robert Muhwezi says that his company will give out crop planting materials to farmers and more animals so as farmers are not left out in income generation while looking after their families. The coordinator of LAUMA in Kiboga and Kyankwanzi districts, Isaac Tusubira says that local community in his area has  benefited a lot from such assistance and improved their life.

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Women members of parliament under the Uganda women parliamentarian Association have asked the new minister in the ministry of Gender labour and Social development Hajat Janat Mukwaya to initiate a process of electing women councils. The member of Uganda women parliamentary Association who is also the member of parliament for Kamwenge district Dorothy Nshaija said that its unfortunate to see the biggest number on the country’s population not having leadership at local councils in the country.

Nshaija also called for recruitment of more midwives to attend to pregnant mothers in health facilities to reduce on maternal mortality rate . She demanded for recruitment of more teachers to match with number of students and construction of more class rooms with good toilet facilities with the girl child given sanitary pads. She said that government should use this five years to make sure there is a technical and secondary school in each sub county.
The woman Member of Parliament for Gulu district Betty also called for making women groups in all districts access women enterprise funds without unfavourable conditions.

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Opposition chief whip Cecilia Ogwal

The opposition chief whip Cecilia Ogwal surprisingly campaigns for the speaker Rebecca Kadaga to retain her seat as the 10th parliament speaker. In parliament’s proceedings which were attended by only three opposition MPs, Ogwal while reading the opposition statement over the concluded women’s days where she criticized NRM for turning this day into a party day, said that she is fade up of men using women to remove women from top leadership posts.
She warned women MPs in parliament not to be misled by men to vote out Rebecca Kadaga  for the post of speakership in the 10th parliament.

Such statements have started to come out  as some people’s names are heard in corridors that they are presenting themselves for the post of the speaker for the 10th parliament.

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Human rights  organizations, Foundation for Human rights Initiative (FHRI) and Women Leadership Development (WLEDE) recommend that the security personnel desist from exercising excessive power over women engaging in politics as it is one of the deterrent for other women to actively participate in politics. According to a recent report on the just concluded parliamentary elections, the human rights organizations observe that although there was  an increment of women contesting for direct constituency in parliament from 38 in 2011 to 91 in 2016  the number of female winners who will be in the 10th parliament has increased by only 1 member.

The number of female MPs on the direct seat has increased from 11 members to 12. The human rights organization who observed the election process also recommend that the Electoral Commission  should ensure that it is gender disaggregated to allow comparisons between male and female  voters as it compiles voter data.

Political parties are also urged to put in practice their written policies that seek to support the active participation of women in party politics to achieve gender equality in politics beyond mere supporters.

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Members of Women’s Democracy Network

Leaders of local NGOs are in fear that the State is after them following the statements raised against the just concluded presidential polls, something they are warning the state not to dear take on as they also call for a special and independent audit into the concluded exercise.

Addressing journalists at UWONET offices, the executive director FIDA Uganda, Irene Ovongi Odida and
Miria Matembe stated that arrests had continued in different parts of the country targeting opposition youth
mainly from the FDC in the guise of cracking down on illegal groups. The women are also challenging the president for inciting violence through the provocative messages he has continued to issue after declaration which to the women are signs of a no good leader. They are now calling  for peaceful means to have reconciliation among the opposition and the sitting party for peace to prevail..

Matembe also expressed misery over the irregularities witnessed in the polls naming incidents in Mbarara at Agip motel where ballot ticking was done on the 17 of February in favor of the incumbent. However they called on Ugandans to participate in the coming polls to elect their leaders.

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