Margaret Nantongo Zziwa is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She served as the Speaker of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Arusha, Tanzania. She was elected to serve in that capacity in June 2012.[2] She was impeached and voted out of office on 17 December 2014, on charges of misconduct and abuse of office,[3] but was later awarded compensation for illegal removal.[4]
Margaret Zziwa | |
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| Born | Margaret Nantongo Zziwa 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Arts in economics) (Postgraduate Diploma in education) (Master of Arts in gender and women studies) University of Stirling (Master of Science in social policy studies) (Doctor of Philosophy)[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Years active | 1993 — present |
| Title | Member of the East African Legislative Assembly |
Background and education
editShe was born to Charles Mugerwa and Josephine Mugerwa of Mpererwe, a suburb of Uganda's capital and largest city, Kampala, in 1963. Margaret Zziwa holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education, both from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest institution of higher education. Another of her master's degrees, obtained from Makerere as well, is the Master of Arts in Gender and Women Studies. She also holds another master's degree, the Master of Arts in Social Policy Studies, from the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom.[5] Later, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Stirling.[1]
Work history
editBefore joining politics, she taught economics and geography at Kololo Senior Secondary School, a high school in the centre of Kampala. She also served as a part-time lecturer in the Faculty of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University.[1]
Between 1993 and 1995, she served as a member of the Constituent Assembly that drafted the 1995 Ugandan Constitution. From 1996 until 2006, she served two consecutive terms in Uganda's Parliament as the Women's Member of Parliament for Kampala District. During the 2006 elections, she lost her parliamentary seat to Nabilah Naggayi Sempala.[6]
Since 2007, she has served as one of the nine Ugandan legislators in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), the legislative arm of the East African Community. In June 2012, she was elected to serve as the speaker of the EALA for a five-year term.[7][8]
Other responsibilities
editZziwa is a board member of St. Margaret Secondary School, a school she started. She is also a founder-member of St. Francis Choir at St. Jude Catholic Church at Naguru, another Kampala suburb.[9]
Personal life
editZziwa is married to Francis Babu. They have four children together. She is of the Roman Catholic faith. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement, the ruling political party in Uganda since 1986.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c United Nations Habitat (2014). "Hon (Dr) Margaret Nantongo Zziwa". Nairobi: United Nations Human Settlements Programme. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Odiko, Bobi (5 June 2012). "Margaret Zziwa Elected Speaker of EALA". East African Community (EAC). Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Ligami, Christabel (17 December 2014). "Margaret Zziwa impeached for misconduct, abuse of office". The EastAfrican Mobile. Nairobi. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Kakeeto, Moses. "Court awards former speaker Margaret Zziwa 1.2 billion in special damages, costs | Newz Post". Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ Namutebi, Joyce (6 June 2012). "How Zziwa Won EALA Speaker Post". New Vision. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Ndawula, Andrew (30 December 2006). "Uganda: Our Politicians – Nabilah Naggayi Sempala". New Vision via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ Sserunjogi, Eriasa Mukiibi (22 June 2012). "Zziwa; EALA's First Female Speaker". The Independent (Uganda). Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Vision, Reporter (12 June 2012). "EALA Speaker Receives Heroic Welcome". New Vision. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Muramira, Gashegu (23 June 2012). "Meet the new EALA Speaker Margaret Zziwa Nantongo". New Times (Rwanda). Kigali.
- ^ Ligami, Christabel (21 June 2014). "Decisions I make as EALA Speaker are not influenced by my husband". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2016.