The Legislature - Parliament of Uganda:

This is the legislative arm of the government.

It consists of 280 members most of whom were elected through the ballot box except a few special interest groups like the army, women, youth and the disabled whose representatives were elected by Electoral Colleges. The present Parliament (the sixth) is largely independent of the executive and has been very active. When fully constituted it consists of the following:

* 214 Constituency Representatives
* 39 District Women Representatives
* 10 Uganda People's Defence forces Representatives
* 5 Representatives of the Youth
* 5 Representatives of persons with Disabilities
* 3 Representatives of Workers

It has passed several laws and amendments and censured some cabinet ministers for corruption and abuse of office.

The Parliament is headed by the Speaker who is currently Hon. Edward Ssekandi and deputized by Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga.
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