Brenda Namukuta
Brenda Namukuta is Ugandan politician, legislator and women representative member of parliament for Kaliro District in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda.[1][2][3][4][5] She is affiliated to the National Resistance Movement (NRM)[2][6][7]
Career[edit]
Namukuta was the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer for Kaliro District.[8][9][10] She won the 2021 National elections and became the woman representative member of Parliament for Kaliro district.[11][5] She sits on the parliamentary budget committee in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda[12] Namukuta serves as the treasurer for the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA).[13] She is treasurer of the Parliamentary Caucus of Busoga sub-region region Members of the Parliament of Uganda.[14]
Other works[edit]
Namukuta was among the members of the parliamentary budget committee in the eleventh Parliament of Uganda who visited the FUFA headquarters to learn more about the activities FUFA and how the game of football is administered and governed in Uganda.[12][15][16][17]
Namukuta was among the members of parliament from the Busoga region who discussed on the status of roads with in Busoga Sub-region with the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) team which was led by Executive Director Allen Kagina.[18]
Controversy[edit]
Namukuta was not among the NRM members of parliament who allegedly received appreciation money of five million Ugandan shillings for voting Anita Among and Thomas Tayebwa during the 2022 speakership race where Anita Among won the election after the death of Jacob Oulanyah.[19] Cissy Namujju a district woman member of parliament for Lwengo District confirmed that she was among those NRM members of parliament who received the money.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ "MPs lack offices, work in corridors". Monitor. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ a b "What made NRM achieve victory in Kaliro district". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "New NRM leadership has an opportunity to build a sustainable party". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Namukuta Brenda - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ a b Tushabe, Nasa (2021-01-18). "Full List of Winners and Losers of 2021 Member of Parliament Elections". The Pearl Post. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "New NRM leadership has an opportunity to build a sustainable party". Bukedde. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Namukuta Brenda - 2021 General Election - Visible Polls". visiblepolls.org. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "NRM candidates demand facilitation to battle opposition rivals". The Independent Uganda. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "'NUP is killing us', Busoga NRM candidates cry to Kadaga". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Brenda Namukuta, Aspiring Woman MP 2021-2026, KALIRO". www.ugandadecides.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "List of 130 MPs set to be sworn-in on Wednesday". Matooke Republic. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ a b "Parliamentary Budget Committee pays courtesy visit to FUFA Headquarters". FUFA: Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 2021-11-19. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Sarah Opendi to Advocate for Enacting of Gender Related Laws as UWOPA Chairperson". East News. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Mariam Naigaga, Maurice Kibalya use Busoga Kingdom to divide Basoga". Kampala Sqoop. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "FUFA Hosts Parliamentary Budget Committee Members". ChimpReports. 2021-11-20. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ Mayega, Dennis (2021-11-22). "Parliamentary budget committee pays courtesy visit to FUFA headquarters". Galaxy FM 100.2. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ "Committee On Budget – Parliament Watch". Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ Mulengera. "Busoga MPs Salute UNRA For Doing Such a Powerful Job". Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ a b "Speaker Race Cash Bonanza! NRM Mps allegedly receive Shs5M for voting Among, Tayebwa -". 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
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