“Joy” As ANT Nets Winnie Kiiza

By NLP
Kampala:There was joy this morning at the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party party head quarters as the Former leader of opposition in Parliament Hon.Winnie Kiiza was officially annonced as a full member of the party.
In the press conference that was held at the party head quarters in Kampala, the Kasese woman member of Parliament Hon. Kiiza was welcomed by the by the party president Gen. Mugisha Muntu with a fisher’s smile. Hon.Kizza has joined other members of parliament like , Hon Paul Mwiru (Jinja Municipality), Hon Gerald Karuhanga (Ntungamo Municipality) and Hon Kassiano Wadri (Arua Municipality) who recently became members of ANT.
Kiiza who has served as a Woman legislator for Kasese District for 15 years, recently announced quitting elective politics Kiiza noted she had learnt a lot in the 22 years of political service as a Councilor and an MP. “A leader should not overstay in power and it’s for that reason that I am taking the lead and quitting politics,” Kizza said.
She noted that it had been an incredible honor and privilege to serve the people of Kasese District, first as a District Councilor representing the people of Kyondo-Kisinga sub-counties for seven years and then as Kasese District Woman Representative in the Parliament of Uganda since 2006.
Kiiza thanked the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) under the leadership of Dr. Kizza Besigye and then Maj. Gen.(Rtd) Mugisha Muntu for according her opportunities that highlighted her leadership qualities, including serving as the first female leader of the Opposition in the political history of Uganda.
“With that being stated, I wish to inform you of my decision to not seek re-election for the Kasese District Woman Representative seat in the forthcoming general election,” Kizza stated.