By Kenneth Wamatoyi
JINJA
The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has requested women leaders in Busoga to rally behind her for the post of 2nd National Vice Chairperson (FEMALE) on the NRM’s CEC.
She made the request while meeting NRM women leaders from the 12 districts of Busoga which included Namayingo, Mayuge, Iganga, Jinja and Kamuli districts among others on Wednesday, 9th July, 2025.
The pre-launch campaign (Kasiki) meeting was held at her Hannington Resort in Kyando, Mayuge district ahead of her official Campaign launch for second National Vice Chairperson (FEMALE) slated for Thursday at Iganga district headquarter grounds.
Kadaga met leaders who include chairpersons of district women councils, chairpersons of women leagues, committee treasurers and publicity secretaries among others.
During the meeting, Women leaders tabled their demands before Kadaga which included requesting President Yoweri Museveni to request Speaker Annet Anita Among to step down vying for the position of 2nd National Vice chairperson and leave it to Kadaga who is a big voice in Busoga and Uganda at large.
They requested, through Kadaga, to meet President Yoweri Museveni and table their request directly to him and also requested for Motorcycles for their transport means.
The leaders, especially chairpersons of various women league from all the districts of Busoga further requested the central government to consider including them in the National Budget so that they are paid a monthly salary.
However, Kadaga responded that she noted their demands and promised to put them in writing and hand them over to President Yoweri Museveni during a Cabinet meeting.
Kadaga also outlined some of the projects she fought for which include construction of the Musita-Mayuge-Namayingo-Busia Road; elevation of Jinja to a City Status; elevation of Iganga and Bugiri to a Municipality status; supported in the creation of Busoga University; lobbied for UWEP funds, lobbied for GROW project; and educating the girl child in Busoga and Uganda at large among others.
She explained the genesis of the seat of the second National Vice chairperson NRM (FEMALE) to the women leaders saying that it was requested for by the women members at one of the conferences in Namboole stadium in 2005—after realising that the leaders of the party were all men.
She said she was the first inaugural second National Vice chairperson and by that time she was not Speaker of Parliament adding that she became Speaker when she was already a CEC member. She said the office has nothing to do with the Speaker.
After meeting the delegates from different women councils and women leagues, they endorsed Kadaga for Second National Vice Chairperson NRM (FEMALE) on NRM’s CEC.
Kadaga also announced that she will officially launch her campaign Second National Vice Chairperson NRM (Female) at a public rally to be organised at Iganga district headquarter ground today (July 10th) 2025.
