{"id":22789,"date":"2021-03-30T13:04:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T10:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=22789"},"modified":"2021-03-30T13:04:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T10:04:09","slug":"speakership-race-museveni-suspends-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/30\/speakership-race-museveni-suspends-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"SPEAKERSHIP RACE: Museveni Suspends Campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly suspended campaigns for the Speaker of Parliament position within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. <strong>(Cartoon by Ogon)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Monday, Museveni who is also the NRM Chairman, summoned Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and her Deputy, Jacob Oulanyah (both contenders for the job), to State House Entebbe for a meeting over the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting came days after Kadaga had officially launched her bid to retain the seat she has now held for ten years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, Museveni called off the campaigns because of a worry they could create factions within the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party spokesperson and Kira Municipality MP, is the other candidate in the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elections for the speaker are set to be held in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly suspended campaigns for the Speaker of Parliament position within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. 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