Nayiga Florence Ssekabira

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Nayiga Florence Ssekabira is a Ugandan female politician, former State Minister for PWDs and Women Member of Parliament of Kayunga district in the eighth parliament on National Resistance Movement (NRM) political party ticket. [1] [2] [3]

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Political career

Florence Nayiga Sekabira was the Honourable Minister of State for Elderly and Disability Affairs from 2001 to 2006, [4] [5] She won (was elected) National Woman Disability Member of Parliament after defeating Sophia Nalule, her competitor. [6] [7] Florence Nayiga Sekabira represented women of Kayunga in the eighth parliament but lost her seat to Hon. Nantaba Aidah Erios in the ninth parliament. [8] [2]

Political contributions

State minister for the elderly and disability Florence Nayiga Sekabira advocated for the rights of persons with disabilities. [9] [10] Hon. Nayiga Florence Ssekabira distributed wealth creation capital such as seedlings to the people in Kayunga. [11] [2]

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