Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has designated three women Members of Parliament to serve as backbench representatives on the Parliamentary C…
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has designated three women Members of Parliament to serve as backbench representatives on the Parliamentary Commission, in one of the latest steps toward constituting the leadership and administrative structures of the 12th Parliament.
The party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC), chaired by President Yoweri Museveni, named Susan Jolly Abeja (Otuke District Woman MP), Faith Nakut (Napak District Woman MP) and Jesica Ababiku (Adjumani District Woman MP) as its nominees to the Parliamentary Commission during an emergency meeting held at State House Entebbe on Thursday.
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The decision comes as Parliament continues forming its committees and leadership structures following the election of Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, ahead of the commencement of substantive legislative business.
The Parliamentary Commission is Parliament’s top administrative and policy organ. It is responsible for the overall administration of Parliament, including overseeing its finances, staff, strategic direction and welfare of Members of Parliament.
Besides the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, the Commission includes Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi and government ministers responsible for parliamentary affairs, alongside elected backbench commissioners drawn from the ruling party and the opposition.
In a statement posted on X, NRM Director for Communications Emmanuel Dombo confirmed the decisions taken during the emergency CEC meeting.
“The Central Executive Committee of the NRM, sitting today at Entebbe State House, designated the NRM, and NRM-leaning MPs to the various committees, the committee leadership and to the Parliamentary Commission. CEC also directed that the Parliamentary Caucus elects the EALA flag bearers on Sunday, July 5, 2026,” Dombo said.
While Dombo did not disclose the full list of committee appointments, the announcement signals that the ruling party has completed internal consultations on committee leadership and membership, paving the way for formal approval by Parliament.
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