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Parliament’s Business Committee has scheduled special sittings to allow each of the country’s 527 Members of Parliament to deliver a three-minute maiden speech.
The exercise will begin on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, with every legislator given uninterrupted time to make their first formal contribution on the floor of the 12th Parliament.
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa announced the arrangement during plenary, saying House leadership had agreed to give every MP an equal opportunity to address Parliament without interruption.
He said members are expected to use the occasion to comment on President Yoweri Museveni’s State of the Nation Address and the Alternative State of the Nation Address presented by Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi on July 8.
However, Tayebwa said MPs are also free to use the time to raise constituency concerns, outline legislative priorities or make introductory remarks.
In practice, the exercise is expected to take considerably longer once time is allowed for the Speaker’s guidance, procedural announcements, transitions between speakers, points of order and adjournments.
