The Parliament of Uganda has set 19th May as the date for the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the 9th Parliament .
This was revealed by the Senior PRO of Parliament Jotham Talemwa while speaking to journalists at parliament on Friday.
Rebecca Kadaga
The current Deputy speaker Rebecca Kadaga announced her intention to stand for post of the speaker in 9th parliament and the newly elected MP for Nakasongola county Peter Nyombi is interested in the post of the deputy Speaker.
The election of the speaker and the deputy will be witnessed by the Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki.
The election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker is the first business the new 9th Parliament will begin with as Parliament cannot sit without a presiding Speaker.
Mean while the new members of parliament for 9th parliament have been limited to only five people accompanying them while are going for the swearing ceremony .
The swearing ceremony for the 9th parliament is scheduled for 16th to 18th May at parliamentary building north wing and their oath will be witnessed by the Clerk to parliament.
The senior public Relations officer with parliament Jotham Talemwa said that the number of people to accompany the mps while swearing in, is restricted because of the limited space since parliament’s parking is still under construction.
Parliament of Uganda
He confirmed that 374 MPS will be sworn in, for the 9th parliament and he said that 122 mps will take their oath on 16th May and 252 mps will be sworn in , on 17th and 18th May .
He said that no cost is involved for the swearing in ceremony for the mps of the 9th parliament as it is with the president swearing ceremony on 12th May.
The 9th parliament will be the second multi party parliament since multiparty form of governance returned in Uganda.
By Isaac Senabulya