The one thing I learnt since I became a member of parliament is that the work we do in parliament pleases just a fraction of
the constituency. There are people who appreciate the work you do. They hear you on radio and see you on TV and will follow and understand what an MP does.
Unfortunately, those are about 20 or 30 per cent. The rest of the constituency will want an MP who attends burials, weddings and pays school fees. I distributed more food in my constituency than government. That’s not the work of an MP but we represent people who are poor.
Daily Monitor
Sunday January 24 2021
Summary
With both presidential and parliamentary elections concluded, Derrick Kiyonga looks at where all the Opposition parties stand after months of electioneering.
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Derrick Kiyonga looks at where all the Opposition parties stand after months of electioneering.
FDC
When the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) honchos sit down to do a forensic analysis of the recent elections, the outcome will be straightforward: not what they wanted. For the first time since elections were organised under the multiparty dispensation, the FDC party has lost its position as the biggest Opposition political party. They lost this time to the newly formed National Unity Platform (NUP) party.
Nakaddu: The 19-year-old trying to dethrone Nantaba in Kayunga
Sunday January 10 2021
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Ssezibwa bridge which ushers you into the central district of Kayunga, gained fame in 2009 when security forces blocked then Katikkiro (prime minister) of Buganda John Baptist Walusimbi from entering the district, triggering off what came to be known as “Buganda Riots” in which scores of people were killed.
Eleven years later, Ssezibwa is, of course, tranquil, and it’s here that 19-year-old Brenda Nakaddu, who is vying for the Kayunga Woman MP seat, stood and welcomed Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate. At only 19 years, Ms Nakaddu is probably the youngest MP contestant.