By Juma Nsubuga
National Unity Platform (NUP) woman MP for Bukomansimbi Veronica Nanyondo, must be ready to tussle it out with youthful councilor Nakato Shakirah whom the opposition party has deployed to evict her. Nanyondo’s troubles stem from her decision to withdraw her signature from the Sekikubo motion that sought to evict Parliamentary commissioners on allegations of being long-fingered.
Now, the opposition National Unity Platform has deployed a 22year old Shakirah Nakato Kalumba to evict Veronica Nanyondo from Bukomansimbi district woman MP seat.
Shakirah Nakato Kalumba is a student at Mutesa Royal university in Masaka pursuing a diploma in information technology (IT).
Nakato belongs to a family of politicians. Her late father Ssalongo William Kalumba was a staunch NRM cadre and later joined NUP before he died while her mother Ms Namuwonge Norah subscribes to Democratic party and is a vibrant business woman in Kawoko in Bukomansimbi.
Nakato is an LC5 woman district councilor of Butenga subcounty at Bukomansimbi district.
She started her political journey in form six as a district councilor.
“I have never been in any political party but when my father died, I met H.E Bobi Wine in 2019 at the burial of my late father who had just crossed from NRM to NUP. Since then I communicate to him (Bobi Wine) regularly for advise” She said.
During a long conversation with our reporter, Nakato noted that she has whatever it takes to unseat MP Veronica Nanyondo from parliament.
“Its true am still young just by age but i know what am doing in political Arena. Since i have the support from NUP top officials, i have the determination and courage to move forward I” she said.
“I have a lot of developmental programs for my people of Bukomansimbi especially my fellow youths and women” she said that the good thing my people know me very well since i ha e been service them as a councillor for now two terms.
MP Veronica Nanyondo who nowadays is in bad books with NUP joined parliament after the passing on of her late sister Suzan Namaganda. She has served two terms in parliament and according to Shakirah Kalumba Hon Nanyondo Veronica is in her finals days in parliament.
