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Daily Monitor
Tuesday March 09 2021
Contenders for Speaker’s office (L-R): Kira municipality Ibrahim Ssemujju, deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah and incumbent Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. PHOTOS/ FILE/ Alex Esagala
Summary
During his tenure as a journalist, Mr Ssemujju says he attended almost every sitting of the House and learnt the different tricks that the different Speakers were using to steer the House.
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Kira Municipality Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, is the latest legislator to join the race to unseat Speaker Rebecca Kadaga who has held the position since 2011 when she took over from Edward Ssekandi, as the first woman in Uganda’s history, to occupy the office of the Speaker.
"I fully understand the type of Speaker that MPs are yearning for. The MPs want a Speaker who will be impartial while presiding over Parliament, one who will be accessible to all” ~ Ssemujju
Ssemujju Nganda: Only FDC MP-elect in central who resisted ‘red wave’
Sunday January 31 2021
Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda, the FDC mouthpiece, managed to retain his seat by demolishing his opponents. Photo | File
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Wakiso District and to some extent Kampala have been painted red after most of the political positions at all levels were scooped by members of the National Unity platform (NUP). However, without supporting NUP’s presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda, the FDC mouthpiece, managed to retain his seat by demolishing his opponents.
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According to the Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda playbook, “a person shouldn’t go into politics simply to win a position. Rather a person should present himself to voters out of principle.”
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