Daniel Kidega
4th Speaker of the East African
Legislative Assembly
In office
19 December 2014 (2014-12-19) – 30 June 2017
Preceded byMargaret Zziwa
Member of Parliament
In office
2001–2006
Personal details
Born (1973-10-10) 10 October 1973
St. Mary's Hospital Lacor
NationalityUgandan
Political partyNRM
Alma mater

Daniel Fred Kidega is a Ugandan politician and former Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly, in office from December 2014 until June 2017.[1] As of August 2020, he served as the chairman of Atiak Sugar Factory, in Amuru District, in which the Uganda government owned 40 percent shareholding.[2]

Early life and education

He was born at St. Mary's Hospital Lacor, in Gulu City on 10 December 1973. He attended Christ the King Demonstration School in Gulu for his elementary schooling. His father, Dusman Okee Sr. (5 January 1942 – 3 January 2016), is also the father of Norbert Mao.[3] He transferred to Ntare School in Mbarara for his high school education. He studied at Kyambogo University, at that time called Kyambogo Polytechnic. He graduated from Kyambogo with a Diploma in Biochemistry. He then joined Uganda Christian University in Mukono, graduating with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Later, he studied at Lund University in Lund, Sweden, obtaining a Diploma in International Trade and a Master of Science in International Trade.[4]

Career

Kidega was a student leader in the 1990s, rising to the rank of Chairman of the National Youth Council. He worked as the Private Secretary to the Vice President of Uganda from 2000 to 2001. Daniel Fred Kidega was a member of President Museveni's national campaign taskforce in 2001. He served as a Member of Parliament in the Seventh Parliament from 2001 until 2006, as a National Youth Representative. He is a member of the National Executive Council (NEC), the highest organ of the ruling National Resistance Movement political party. He was a member of President Museveni's national campaign team in 2011. He was first elected to the EALA in 2007 and was re-elected for a second term in 2012.[5]

On 19 December 2014 he was elected unopposed as the fourth Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly, replacing Margaret Zziwa of Uganda, who was impeached by the Assembly for "alleged impunity, incompetence, intimidation of members, among other reasons".[6] He served the remainder of his predecessor's term until June 2017.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stephen Kafeero (28 December 2014). "Kidega on the daunting task as new Eala speaker". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ↑ The Independent (19 July 2020). "Atiak sugar industry to begin production in August". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. ↑ Kiirya, Donald (4 January 2016). "Hundreds attend Mao father's funeral". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Kafeero, Stephen (28 December 2014). "Kidega On The Daunting Task As New EALA Speaker". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Joyce Namutebi (17 February 2015). "Uganda's EALA MPs for 2012–2017". New Vision. Kampala. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 17 February 2015) on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  6. ↑ New Vision (19 December 2014). "Daniel Kidega Is New EALA Speaker". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Bobi Odiko (19 December 2014). "Right Honorable Kidega Elected Speaker of East African Legislative Assembly". Arusha, Tanzania: East African Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original (Archived from the original on 19 December 2014) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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