A number of Women organizations have today come out strongly to defend what they termed as the good record of Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga which they say is being soiled by politicians unhappy about the independent way she is handling parliamentary debates.

Led y the Uganda Women’s Network, the women organsitions said the recent attacks on the speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga that she is corrupt are just diversionary and intended to divert the country from serious issues being handled by parliament under the leadership of Kadaga.

The women were reacting to media reports that millions of donor funds were diverted at the time   Kadaga was chairperson of FIDA Uganda.

Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga

The Chief Executive Officer FIDA Dr Maria Nassali told journalists at Parliament that the allegations that her organization lost money is not true and  such allegations were just  malicious to  tarnish the name of Kadaga.

The chairperson of Uganda Women Parliamentary Association Betty Amongi says as women of Uganda they will not allow anyone to derail Kadaga from the cause she has started.

She says it’s surprising for anyone to question the integrity of the Speaker at this time when she is objectively steering parliament and the public has big hope in her to lead the country.

By Isaac Senabulya