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Wednesday, 19 September 2012

19 year old girl wins a seat in Uganda's parliament

A teenage girl fresh out of high school has won a seat in Uganda's parliament, adding to the ruling party's majority but embarrassing some who say her success lowers expectations of lawmakers in the East African country.

Proscovia Oromait, 19, contested elections deep in eastern Uganda to fill the seat left vacant after her father's death.

President Yoweri Museveni's ruling party had been desperate for a win, having lost seven in eight parliamentary by-elections this year.

The polls are widely seen as a test of Museveni's popularity, and some calculated that she would win with a sympathy vote. The result was Uganda's youngest lawmaker ever - and a boost for Museveni's party.

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6 comments:

  1. Phil19 September 2012 at 21:21

    Politics has nothing to do with emotion,she is too young,besides she is a lady

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  2. Anonymous19 September 2012 at 21:22

    19yrs too small to handle difficult issues

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  3. Anonymous19 September 2012 at 21:23

    Proscovia Oromait,enjoy your youth, why do you want to bore yourself at this age, you will age quickly

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  4. Anonymous19 September 2012 at 21:24

    For them to have allowed to contest, she might as well win &occupy the post

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  5. Mapeteno19 September 2012 at 21:26

    Make your dead father proud,all the best.

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  6. Adeeze19 September 2012 at 21:27

    Make history girl

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