Rebecca Kadaga Facing Possible Expulsion From NRM

Speakership Is Not Like Cattle Herding Business, Kadaga To CEC

Posted by: Suubi Anne in Uganda news May 20, 2021

Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has told CEC that speakership is not like cattle herding. According to her CEC has no right to refuse her or anyone from standing for this position.

“I said that it will be undemocratic for the Central Executive Committee to sit five years early and say that in five years’ time, so and so will be our speaker. Why don’t we do that for the president? Every five years he comes and says there is an election. What do we do? You can’t determine, even in Kamuli district, they cannot determine that [in five years so and so will be MP].”

“So you can’t come and say for us [CEC] we decided on the speakership five years ago. Are you deciding for us like the way cattle is herded?” she asked.

Kadaga argues that it should be up to the leader to determine whether he/she will stand for a position or not. She also said this just minutes after presenting her credentials to CEC showing interest in the speakership position.

Meanwhile, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga denied any claims of signing an agreement with Jacob Oulanya five years ago. It is alleged that the two agreed that this time around, Oulanya would stand for the speakership position alone. Unfortunately, the two are now going head to head for the same spot.

Kadaga has promised to front women, marginalized groups and families if re-elected speaker.

“I am their voice and I think you have heard the work we have done. For instance, we have the first daycare centre in the country, no other institution has a daycare centre. We have done that to help women in the parliament and the staff. We have conducted a number of those to support the families, I am their biggest voice.”

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