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Daily Monitor
Sunday February 07 2021
Summary
From being sceptical about elective politics, Mawokota South MP-elect Yusuf Nsibambi now wants to be Deputy Speaker of Parliament. Though Opposition MPs in the coming Parliament aren’t half of those of the ruling NRM, it hasn’t stopped Opposition legislators from pitching for the position in the coming House.
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Kampala Central’s MP Muhammad Nsereko (Independent) has laid groundwork to become Deputy Speaker.
FDC’s founding member Yusuf Nsibambi, the MP-elect for Mawokota South, according to our sources, has also been strategising on how to become Deputy Speaker.
With the incumbent, Jacob Oulanyah, looking to challenge Rebecca Kadaga for the position of Speaker, the post of Deputy Speaker has attracted a number of candidates who include an NRM crew of West Budama North MP Jacob Oboth-Oboth, Bukedea Woman MP Anita Among, Ruhinda North MP Thomas Tayebwa, Gomba West MP Robinah Rwakoojo, Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore S
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
Summary
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.”