Former women MPs have pledged  to work with Uganda women parliamentary association to champion the issues of women.

The former Bundibujo district  women MP Alisemera Jane said that they will mainly focus on issues of promoting maternal health and sensitising women on their rights.

Meanwhile the state minister for finance in charge of general duties Fred Omachi has advised women  to demand for a gender based desk in his ministry to ensure that the 24 billion that was allocated for maternal health is properly utilized.

During a breakfast meeting with gender development partners Omach told women MPs  that women should also continue to demand for a gender responsive budget tracking process.

The women of the 9th parliament came together to look at the achievements and the challenges ahead of them. Although the women mps are proud of the achievements of the 8th parliament like the Anti female genital mutilation act, women meting today emphasized the need for implementation of gender related policies.

The National female representative for the people living with disabilities Safia Nalule   challenged her colleagues to critically  look at  the proposal  of denying bail to suspects before supporting it.

By Isaac Senabulya