Margaret Zziwa

Margaret Nantongo Zziwa is a Ugandan politician and legislator. She served as the Speaker of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) in Arusha, Tanzania. She was elected to serve in that capacity in June 2012. She was impeached and voted out of office on 17 December 2014, on charges of misconduct and abuse of office, but was later awarded compensation for illegal removal.

Quotes

• I was in Nairobi for the EALA sitting that removed the speaker in her absence but I was never informed of that meeting
  • [1]
• I am here as the speaker of EALA until otherwise as shall be guided by the relevant authorities. Whatever is being done is an illegality, although they may have members,it is an illegality
  • [2]
• I went to the East African Community on assignment. This is my constituency, there is no better time or candidate to represent this constituency than myself.
  • [3]
• This is not greed, it is time for Nakawa West to get a good representative
  • [4]
• I can say the exercises were good in Nakawa West, and I emerged the winner.
  • [5]
• The fact that there still is no parliamentary body at the UN more and more interferes with the world organization's democratic legitimacy. A UN Parliamentary Assembly would strengthen the democratic nature of the UN and bring it closer to the citizens. That's one of the reasons why the East African Legislative Assembly supports its establishment.
  • [6]
• She is at the forefront. She is draft person of the motion censuring me
  • [7]