Nalule, who is the MP representing people with disabilities in central region was recently appointed to the position by the President replacing Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi whose five-year term expired in January.
The committee is also expected to vet other members including; Joel Ojok who was reappointed as the vice chairperson of the commission for the second term.
Other appointees are Denis Tumusime, Ibrahim Zaidi Edema and Sr Mary Wasagali, all as members of the commission.
In her communication to parliament last evening, Speaker Kadaga said vetting for the above will start at 9am.
MP Nalule appointed new EOC boss
Friday April 16 2021
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Born in 1966, Ms Nalule is a member of the Appointments Committee. Before joining Parliament, she was a commissioner of the Constitutional Review Commission between 2005 and 2006.
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President Museveni has appointed Ms Safia Jjuko Nalule as the new chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC).
Ms Nalule, who is the MP representing people with disabilities in central region, replaces Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi whose five-year term of office expired in January.
The President has reappointed Mr Joel Ojok Cox as the vice chairperson of the commission for the second term.
Other appointees are Mr Denis Tumusime, Mr Ibrahim Zaidi Edema and Sr Mary Wasagali, all as members of the commission.
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Thursday February 11 2021
The head of Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, at parliament on June 15, 2020. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Justice Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn corruption charges against Ms Ntambi. PHOTO | FILE
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In a January 18 notice to the Anticorruption Court, Justice Abodo withdrew 14 charges against Ms Ntambi, hardly three months after she was committed to the High Court for trial.
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The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Justice Jane Frances Abodo, has withdrawn corruption charges against the chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi.
In a January 18 notice to the Anticorruption Court, Justice Abodo withdrew 14 charges against Ms Ntambi, hardly three months after she was committed to the High Court for trial.
Daily Monitor
Thursday February 04 2021
The chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, is expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo, Kampala, today and plead to corruption charges brought against her about a month ago.
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The contracts for EOC commissioners, including the chairperson, Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, expired in January but the President has not communicated whether he will renew them.
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All contracts of officials at the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) have run out yet the appointing authority has remained silent on their fate.
The contracts for EOC commissioners, including the chairperson, Ms Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi, expired in January but the President has not communicated whether he will renew them.