NRM members to Appointments Committee
Joyce Moriku Kaducu
Okullu Abuka
Betty Engola
Rose Akello
Dr Florence Assimwe
Sarah Mateke
Arinaitwe Rwakajara
Fred Kambale
Frank Tumwebaze
Diana Mutansingwa
Sarah Najjuma
David Kabanda
Robinah Rwakojo
Cissy Namuju
James Kubeketeria
Denis Orone
Patrick Aeku
Irene Muloni
Fadil Twalla
Alex Ndezi
Benard Odoi
Catherine Mavenjina
NUP names parliament leaders
Leader of Opposition (LoP) – Mathias Mpuuga
Opposition chief whip – John Nambeshe
Chairperson PAC – Medard Segona
Chairperson COSASE – Joel Ssenyonyi
Chairperson Gov’t Assurances – Betty Nambooze
Commissioner for Parliament – Francis Zaake
Dep. chief whip – Manjeri Kyebakutika
Basalirwa Asuman – Vice chair. PAC
Vice chair. COSASE – Lucy Akello
Vice chair Govt Assurances – Joseph Ssewungu
Chair, Local Govt Accounts – Ojara Martin
Vice chair, Local Govt Accounts committee – Luttamaguzi Ssemakula
Pan African parliament – Patrick Nsamba
Commonwealth Parliament – David Kalwanga
Inter Parliamentary Union – Flavia Kalule
Parliamentary Pension fund – Aisha Kabanda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | In a first indication that there will be changes to cabinet, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has forwarded a list 22 for Parliament’s Appointment Committee, that includes the outgoing Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Frank Tumwebaze, and health state minister Joyce Moriku Kaducu.
The Appointments committee chaired by the Speaker of Parliament vets and approves members appointed by the President.
NRM released its list after today’s meeting of the Central Executive Committee (CEC) at Entebbe that was attended by Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, and his predecessor Rebecca Kadaga. The list also has former minister Irene Muloni who bounced back to parliament.
Today the @NRMOnline has forwarded the list of names for the appointment committee to the speaker of parliament @JacobOulanyah as indicated below. pic.twitter.com/CZ3WKjMnO2
— Justine Kasule Lumumba (@JustineLumumba) May 28, 2021
It comes a day after Oulanyah contacted all political party’s to forward their lists, as the country awaits a new cabinet to be named by President Museveni.
The 10th Parliament had 25 members including 16 National Resistance Movement (NRM) MPs, three Independent MPs, three Forum for Democratic Change Members (FDC), one Democratic Party (DP) and one Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) member. The National Unity Platform with 57 MPs will have slots in the appointments committee.
The new Speaker of Parliament Oulanyah had earlier stated that he has informally contacted leaders of the political parties represented in Parliament over the nomination of members to the appointments committee.
The Appointments Committee is supposed to comprise of not less than fifteen and not more than twenty members designated by party whips on the basis of proportional party membership in the House taking into consideration the numerical strength of the parties and the interests of Independent members.
Oulanyah says that as the 11th Parliament kicks off, they are waiting for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to make appointments of the cabinet including the Vice President and the Prime Minister, and in doing so they are already looking at setting in place institutions like the appointments committee and other committees of Parliament.
In an interview with journalists on Tuesday, Oulanyah said he has talked to the leaders of the political parties informally to prepare names for members to sit in the appointments committee.
The political parties still do not have the leadership in Parliament for the NRM side being the chief whip, leader of government business among others, while the NUP have just named leader of the opposition in Mathias Mpuugu.
He says other items like the State of the Nation Address and the budget are already lined up for June, and Parliament needs to work towards this.
Oulanyah also paid a courtesy call to the 20 departments of Parliament telling the Directors that his office was open at any time for them. He also called on the different offices to forgive each other if there are any wrongs done by some other people.
On resolving conflicts in Parliament including the tense situation arising from the Speakership race, Oulanyah said that the purpose of the institution is bigger than the individual differences. He says he has forgiven those who wronged him and also sought forgiveness from whoever he wronged.
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