Norbert Mao, one of the aspirants for the post of Speaker to the 12th Parliament, has backed the Patriotic League of Uganda’s (PLU) decision to withdraw support for Speaker Anita Among and Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa.
He describes the decision as a “principled stand against corruption.”
Mao was speaking shortly after taking the oath as Member of Parliament for Laroo-Pece Division in Gulu City yesterday.
Mao used his political return to Parliament after two decades to launch a pointed critique of the current parliamentary leadership, warning that public confidence in the Legislature has significantly eroded.
Mao, Anita Among, and Thomas Tayebwa have been courting General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of President Museveni, to back their candidature for the topmost Parliament leadership posts.
Mao’s intervention adds fresh momentum to an increasingly contentious leadership contest within Parliament, where alliances, succession calculations, and internal divisions within the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) are rapidly surfacing ahead of the election of Speaker and Deputy Speaker later this month. The Patriotic League of Uganda, a political pressure group closely associated with Muhoozi Kainerugaba, had earlier endorsed Among and Tayebwa for second terms in Parliament’s top leadership positions.
However, the group reversed its position this week, directing members to support candidates aligned with guidance from President Yoweri Museveni and the NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC).
By URN
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