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    Published On: Thu, Jun 7th, 2012
    English / Ibikorwa / Latestnews | By gahiji

    EALA get first ever female speaker

    Rwanda | Rwanda MapThe third East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has elected Margaret Nantongo Zziwa as   first ever female Speaker. Rt. Hon Zziwa polled 33 votes against Hon Dora Byamukama’s 12 votes.

    According to official sources from the EAC outreach ,the first round witnessed none of the contestants realise the requisite 30 votes or two-thirds ( 2/3) majority as per Rules 7(9) of the Rules of Procedure with Hon Zziwa scoring 27 votes against Hon Byamukama’s 18.  The Clerk of the House, Kenneth Madete thus called for round two of the poll.

    At exactly 4.18 pm, the Clerk declared Hon Margaret Zziwa the winner and proceeded to administer the oath. Rt. Hon Zziwa thus takes over from the Speaker Emeritus, Rt. Hon Abdirahin Abdi as the third Speaker of the Assembly.

    Earlier on, each candidate was given a 5 minute interlude to espouse their policies on the floor of the House.

    During voting, Members of EALA cast their votes following an alphabetical order.  Present to witness the occasion was the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda, Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga, ODM Chief Whip in the Republic of Kenya, Jakoyo Midiwo and a number of Members of Parliament from the Partner States.  Also in attendance is the former first lady of the United Republic of Tanzania, Lady Maria Nyerere.

    The new Speaker is a holder of an Msc Degree in applied Social Research and an M.A degree in Gender and Women Studies. Rt. Hon Zziwa is also a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Stirling, UK.


     

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