JEEMA’s Asuman Basalirwa will face off with Anita Among tomorrow as Parliament elects Speaker to replace the deceased speaker Jacob Oulanyah.
This is after he was declared a candidate for the opposition in the speakership race.
Basalirwa beat Erute County South MP, Jonathan Odur with 49 to 20 votes respectively.
Basalirwa is a sole member of the justice forum in parliament and a practicing lawyer in the courts of judicature.
Last evening, the ruling NRM party Central Executive Committee endorsed Deputy Speaker Anita Among as their candidate for the Speakership race.
