Equal Opportunities Commission Dismisses Daily Monitor Story On Term Limits For Women MPs
The leadership of the Equal Opportunities Commission led by Hon. Safia Nalule Juuko has dismissed allegations in the story which appeared in the daily monitor paper of Thursday 18th January 2024 in which it was alleged that, the Commission recommended term limits for women Members of Parliament.
According to the Chairperson of the commission, Hajjat Nalule, the content in the daily Monitor story are not true and do not reflect the position of the commission.
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”The Commission would like to totally disassociate itself from the content of the story since it does not reflect the position of the EOC.
The person quoted in the story, does not have the authority to speak on behalf of the Commission nor was he permitted to do so.
The Commission is alive and cognizant of the historical and Constitutional justification for creating the position of woman member of Parliament which is based on the principle of affirmative action, which this Commission upholds and promotes since its the basis of its existence.
There is no justification whatsoever to impose term limits on both the position held by the Special interest groups as well as on the principle of affirmative action.
We are all aware that the social, cultural, economic and political impediments to women’s participation in governance still exist in Uganda which justifies the existence of affirmative action and empowerment of women.
However, what we suspect is that, the daily monitor story was an attempt to report about the petition which the Commission received from a civil society organization on the matter which petition was found to be outside the jurisdiction and the mandate of this Commission.
The members of the public especially our stakeholders are advised to disregard the story as it’s not the position of the Commission”.
Hajjat Safia Nalule Jjuuko
Chairperson Equal Opportunities Commission
