Uganda: NRM Vets Oulanyah, Kadaga for Speaker

Kampala — The race for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament yesterday entered critical stage as eight aspirants appeared before the ruling party's Central Executive Committee chaired by President Museveni to defend their candidature in a tense vetting process.

The decision by CEC to scrutinise the credentials of the contenders in the race for Speaker ties with Section 9 of the 2014 NRM Parliamentary Caucus Rules of Procure, requiring the top organ to vet and approve parliamentary leadership hashed out behind the scenes, with an anointing of sorts when a new Parliament begins, rather than a contested vote.

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