Thomas Tayebwa wins Deputy Speakership race
Tayebwa, who is representing the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, beat two other candidates to the position after he polled 457 votes.
Ruhinda North Member of Parliament (MP) Thomas Tayebwa being sworn-in as the deputy speaker of 12th parliament. (Photos by Miriam Namutebi)
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Ruhinda North Member of Parliament (MP) Thomas Tayebwa has won the race for the position of deputy speaker of parliament for the 2026–2031 term.
Tayebwa, who is representing the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, beat two other candidates to the position after he polled 457 votes. Tayebwa held the same position in the 11th Parliament.
The other two candidates are: Hoima City Woman MP Asinansi Nyakato, who stood on the People's Front for Freedom ticket; and Dokolo Woman MP Sarah Aguti, who stood on a Uganda People's Congress ticket. Nyakato garnered 45 votes, while Aguti got 14 votes. There were two spoiled votes.
Another NRM candidate, Godfrey Kaguta Aine (Mawogola North), got nominated by Kalungu East MP Yusuf Kiruluta Nkeretanyi. However, Aine’s nomination could not stand because no one seconded him as required by the rules.
The election of the speaker (Jacob Oboth-Oboth) and deputy speaker has taken place this afternoon, Monday, 25 May 2026, at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala.
Proceedings for the election of the deputy speaker were presided over by the newly-elected Speaker of Parliament (Oboth-Oboth).
The ruling NRM party officially backed Tayebwa’s candidature, giving him a significant advantage in the race due to the party’s numerical strength in Parliament.
President Yoweri Museveni and Chief Justice Dr Flavian Zeija are among the dignitaries attending the elections that started today morning at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds.
