Sitta seeks another stint as National Assembly Speaker

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National Assembly Speaker, Anne Makinda
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National Assembly Speaker Anne Makinda has confirmed receiving The Access to Information and The Media Services bills, 2015 but denied they were filed under a certificate of urgency. The Speaker was responding to a question by Chonga MP Haroub ...

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Speaker of the National Assembly Anne Makinda
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The 629 members of the Constituent Assembly (CA) will be individually sworn in before they start discussing the draft constitution, after the committee's proposal for group oath was rejected. The exercise comes with a cost though. It will take at least three days, ...

Former National Assembly Speaker Pius Msekwa plays down Membe expulsion from CCM  The Citizen Daily

CCM’s Central Committee (CC) has endorsed three names of its members to run for National Assembly Speaker.

According to East African Legislative Assembly rules and understandings, the speakership is rotational. As it is, the current Speaker is from Uganda. Her name is Margaret Nantongo Zziwa [in the photo above]. But before her term expires or come to an end, as the document below indicates, her speakership is in danger. Her removal seems to be eminent although she seems to be determined to hold on her seat. Zziwa, was elected in June 2012 for a five year term.
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 Hon Frederic Ngenzebuhoro presents the report of the Committee on Legal, Rules and privileges to an attentive House this afternoon in ArushaThe East African Legislative Assembly  has this afternoon voted to remove Rt. Hon Dr. Margaret Nantongo Zziwa from office. This follows overwhelming support of the Motion for removal of the Speaker by 36 to 2 votes (signifying over two-thirds majority in excess of 30 votes) on the floor of the Assembly. Only one abstention was recorded.
Immediately, the...

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The 131st Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference commenced in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday with a clarion call to end violence against women and to strive to tackle growing threats to global peace, security and human rights.
The global conference will also see the election of a new President of the IPU following the expiry of the three year term of incumbent, Hon Abdelwahad Radi of Morrocco.
In his remarks, the out-going President of the IPU, Abdelwahad Radi...

According to East African Legislative Assembly rules and understandings, the speakership is rotational. As it is, the current Speaker is from Uganda. Her name is Margaret Nantongo Zziwa [in the photo above]. But before her term expires or come to an end, as the document below indicates, her speakership is in danger. Her removal seems to be eminent although she seems to be determined to hold on her seat. Zziwa, was elected in...

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania Hon. Anne Makinda applauds the speech from the Guest of honor during the official opening of the 36 Plenary Assembly of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in Victoria Falls Zimbabwe today. With her is the Tanzania Higher Commissioner to Zimbabwe Hon. Adad Rajab and the SADC PF treasure Hon.  Seleman  Said Jaffo. For more CLICK HERE