Kampala to lose seat
Oct 26, 2005
KAMPALA is to lose one parliamentary seat if it becomes a capital city, Parliament has heard.<br>State minister for housing and MP Kampala Central, Francis Babu, said this on Tuesday during debate on The Parliamentary Elections Bill, 2005.
By Joyce Namutebi and Cyprian Musoke
KAMPALA is to lose one parliamentary seat if it becomes a capital city, Parliament has heard.
State minister for housing and MP Kampala Central, Francis Babu, said this on Tuesday during debate on The Parliamentary Elections Bill, 2005.
Babu wanted a provision included in the law stating that Kampala City should also have a woman representative.
“There is a constitutional amendment that Kampala will become a capital city and not a district. The capital city should have a woman representative and we are asking the chairperson of the committee on legal and parliamentary affairs and the minister for justice to include that seat,†Babu said.
James Mwandha (PWD Eastern) said the UPDF should not be represented in Parliament now that there is a multiparty system of governance.
“UPDF must be non-partisan and should not be tempted to be in a partisan Parliament. We should save it from getting compromised,†he said.
Loice Bwambale (Kasese) asked the justice minister to explain who is responsible for bringing the resolution for reviewing special-interest groups.
The constitution says representation of interest groups should be reviewed 10 years after commencement of the Constitution, which period has ended.
MPs were dissatisfied with the way the voter registration exercise that is scheduled to end tomorrow, is being handled. They said cameras were not working.
KAMPALA is to lose one parliamentary seat if it becomes a capital city, Parliament has heard.
State minister for housing and MP Kampala Central, Francis Babu, said this on Tuesday during debate on The Parliamentary Elections Bill, 2005.
Babu wanted a provision included in the law stating that Kampala City should also have a woman representative.
“There is a constitutional amendment that Kampala will become a capital city and not a district. The capital city should have a woman representative and we are asking the chairperson of the committee on legal and parliamentary affairs and the minister for justice to include that seat,†Babu said.
James Mwandha (PWD Eastern) said the UPDF should not be represented in Parliament now that there is a multiparty system of governance.
“UPDF must be non-partisan and should not be tempted to be in a partisan Parliament. We should save it from getting compromised,†he said.
Loice Bwambale (Kasese) asked the justice minister to explain who is responsible for bringing the resolution for reviewing special-interest groups.
The constitution says representation of interest groups should be reviewed 10 years after commencement of the Constitution, which period has ended.
MPs were dissatisfied with the way the voter registration exercise that is scheduled to end tomorrow, is being handled. They said cameras were not working.