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Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the leader of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) political group has withdrawn his support for Annet Anita Among and Thomas Tayebwa for speaker and deputy speaker respectively for the 12th Parliament.
The PLU Secretary General who is also MP for Kasambya County, David Kabanda, has told a press conference that Gen. Muhoozi had revoked his endorsement of the duo which he made public on March 11th.
Muhoozi’s latest decision comes two days after the Daily Monitor newspaper reported that Speaker Among had bought a Rolls Royce luxury motor vehicle valued at over $500,000.
Muhoozi who used his X account to excoriate Among said even him as Museveni’s son for 52 years has never been inside such an expensive vehicle.
The National Resistance Movement parliamentary caucus is expected to sit on Tuesday next week to decide who their candidates for speaker and deputy speaker will be.
NRM’s Central Executive Committee had already endorsed Among and Tayebwa to be the party candidates for speaker and deputy speaker respectively.
So far, four people have expressed interest running for speaker in the NRM.
These are Norbert Mao who became NRM government’s Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister following an MOU his Democratic Party entered with NRM, Lydia Wanyoto, Florence Asiimwe and Arioni Yorke Odria.
MPs of the 12th Parliament will be sworn in starting today up to Friday. Election of speaker and deputy speaker are expected to take place next week.
