Former Deputy Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and Omoro County MP Jacob Oulanyah were yesterday elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker of 9th Parliament.<br />
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To clinch to the victory, Ms Kadaga, the NRM flag-bearer and the first woman ever to hold the post of Speaker, polled 302 votes against 57 for her opposition challenger, Mr Nandala Mafabi, the Budadiri West MP. Two votes were declared invalid. <br />
Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki, who oversaw the election that lasted more than seven hours, described the exercise as free and fair. <br />
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The Chief Justice handed over the Constitution, a copy of the Parliament Rules of Procedure and the ceremonial mace- symbol of the Speakers power as the head of the legislative arm of governmentto Ms Kadaga.