Norah Owaraga

History – Speakers of Uganda Parliament 1962 to 1996

In essence, Mr. Edward Rugumayo was the first head of the legislative arm of the Government of the Republic of Uganda who is of African-Ugandan descent. He is of the Batooro of Small Western Uganda. Aged 45 years, in 1979, he became the Chairman of the National Consultative Council (NCC) – the 3rd Parliament. …

History – Speakers of Uganda Parliament 1996 to 2022

The 6th Parliament was the first of its kind as we define Parliament of Uganda today. After having chaired the Constituent Assembly from 1994 to 1995, aged 51 years, in 1996, Mr. James Wapakhabulo (RIP), a lawyer and of the Bagisu of Small Eastern Uganda descent, became the first Speaker of the 6th Parliament. He…

Hon. Among brings gender & region balance at top echelon

Purely from a gender perspective, Hon. Anita Annet Among, is the best candidate to be elected Speaker to replace the late Rt. Hon. Jacob Oulanyah now rested. This is because, with the late Oulanyah as Speaker, the three arms of government – the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary – were all headed by men.…

Filling the position of Speaker of Parliament in a rush after Oulanyah’s death is not wise

Sadly, in Uganda, Okot p’Bitek’s prediction has escalated to the worst point ever. “The breakdown in the traditional African political systems that emphasized unity” is complete or at best vulgarized. How now can we not accept that in Uganda “the adoption of Western political systems” is the cause of “Africa’s problems of poverty, ignorance and…