The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt Hon Rebecca Kadaga has refuted online reports that she is contesting for Presidency in next year’s national elections.
In a statement released by her Press Secretary Bishop Samuel on Thursday, she noted that the information being circulated on social media is entirely false and the work of unscrupulous and ill-mannered individuals who are deliberately spreading fake news to mislead the public.
“The Office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has noted with concern the circulation of a false poster on social media alleging that she intends to contest for President of Uganda in the upcoming general elections” the statement read.
The former Speaker of Parliament further noted that she will only contest in next year’s polls to retain her Kamuli district Member of Parliament seat.
“Rt. Hon. Kadaga wishes to categorically state that she has no intention to stand for President in the forthcoming elections. She is only offering herself for re-election as Woman Member of Parliament for Kamuli District”.
Kadaga further urged the public to treat any claims or posters suggesting otherwise with the contempt they deserve.
The Busoga sub-region was recently left experiencing mixed reactions following Rebecca Kadaga’s loss to speaker of parliament Anita Among in the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC) election for the national vice chairperson (female) position. The contest deeply divided the sub-region, reflecting the candidates’ respective ties. Kadaga is a native of Busoga, while Among’s connection is through her marriage to Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) president and Budiope East MP Moses Magogo.
