The Kamuli district Woman Member of Parliament Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has vowed to go against the National resistance Movement party resolution in the speaker’s race.
Speaking during a press conference at Hotel Aficana, Kadaga stated that she is ready to run as an independent come 24th May 2021.
Kadaga highlight intrigue and countless efforts by some party members that want to see her out of the juicy office.
With or without the blessing of the NRM party organs, the MPs backing Ms Kadaga vowed to defy CEC and the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling party.
Mr Asuman Basalirwa, who heads Ms Kadaga’s media campaign team, said that the job of Speaker and Ms Kadaga’s support are matters too big to be determined by a small group of people.
“The decisive battle will be fought on the floor of Parliament. That has been decided. We decided so because our support outside CEC is too big to be subdued at that level. Nobody should deceive you that it is a battle to end in [State House] Entebbe. It must end on the floor of Parliament,” Mr Basalirwa said.
Mr Basalirwa is the president of the opposition Jeema party and MP for Bugiri Municipality.
Mr Gilbert Olanya, the MP for Kilak South (FDC), who spearheads Ms Kadaga’s campaign team in the Acholi sub-region, said the decisions of CEC and the parliamentary caucus are of no consequence to the non-NRM members who support Ms Kadaga’ candidature.
“For us in the Opposition, the position of CEC and the caucus is not important, the most important as far as we are concerned is the stand that she will take from Entebbe. The most important part here is the floor of Parliament,” Mr Olanya said.
Both Mr Basalirwa and Mr Olanya were speaking as the CEC meeting was going on.
