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AISHA WANYANA VOWS TO ABLY REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF NAKAWA WEST COME
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By Moses Oketayot |
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As the official date for
the commencement of scientific campaigns for aspirants in various
elective positions i.e the presidency, MPs, and various positions in
local government draws closer (November 9th), many of the
nominated aspirants are working tooth and nail to endear themselves
to the voters, and the case is no different in the newly Nakawa west
constituency where over five are tussling it out in the race for the
coveted seat in the 11th parliament come 2021.
However, in an interview
with Aisha Wanyana 35 an Independent, and a marketer by profession
who is also contesting in the race, she highlighted to us her
political journey, how she is different from the other aspirants in
the race. Below is an excerpt of the interview. |
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Who is Aisha Wanyana, and why should the people of Nakawa
west vote for you? |
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Aisha Wanyana is an aspiring candidate for Nakawa west constituency.
I am genuine and honest person.
I went to Walukuba East primary school in Jinja, for my ordinary
level I went to Kitende SS on Entebbe road, and Advanced level I
studied from City High school. After that I went and studied from an
Indian university where I graduated with a Bachelors of sales and
marketing. People of Nakawa west should vote for me because I will
make sure that I deliver to my best what is outlined in manifesto.
People should vote for me because I have a heart for humanity where
I set up a medical centre in Bukoto, called Braish Medical Center,
after seeing a gap in medical care in the community since the locals
were not in position to afford high end medical care in the area
offered by the private hospitals, and we charge way lower for our
medical services compared to the other hospitals in the
constituency.
I also have foundation called Aisha Wanyana Foundation helping the
under privileged in society, where in October 2015 through the
foundation I donated my left kidney to an elderly lady who had
kidney complications, and was abandoned by her family, and now
thanks to God she is now okay and living to her full potential. So
right from childhood I have always had the heart of helping
humanity, and that is why they should vote for me because I will
lobby and legislate for them in parliament. |
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Where did you get the inspiration to join politics? |
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The first time I got inspiration to join politics was in December
2019 in a dream where I saw myself with the First Lady Janet Kataha
Museveni in parliament. The second time I dreamt that I was with the
head of state. February this year is when I received a calling to
represent the people of Nakawa west where I grew up from since
childhood at Martyrs ways village seven.
My second source of inspiration is Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga who is
the current Mayor of Nakawa division, because back when I was in
high school at City High school he helped our school to fight off
land grabbers of the school land, when he was still an LC3
chairperson in the division. I am standing Nakawa West and he is
East so there is no collision. |
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What makes you stand out from the other aspirants in Nakawa west? |
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My honesty as a person makes me stand out from the other opponents.
I also come from a political family whereby Kirunda Kivejinja; a
veteran politician is my uncle, and former presidential aspirant
Jaberi Bidandi Ssali is my uncle too, and they have all played a
part in my political grooming
The second attribute is my love for helping those in need in that I
am compassionate to the needs of the people especially the under
privileged in society. And I will use all those attributes to lobby
for developmental projects in Nakawa west once elected come 2021.
And also the fact that I will be the first MP in the history of the
country to have donated her kidney for a good cause is something
that you don't come across all the time. And that is more than
enough to show the voters that I will deliver on all my promises
once elected. |
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How financially prepared for the race given the fact that you are
running as an independent candidate? |
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For now, it is by the grace of God that I have managed to reach this
far, because as a person I don't really have much but it is through
God that I have been able to get funding from well wishers who want
to see new able leadership in Nakawa west. |
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How will you address the problem of income inequality in the
constituency? |
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In my manifesto, we have that in plan, where we will revive the
community centers in each parish by training the people in skills
like tailoring, making pavers, baking, and knitting among others
that will create jobs for them in future. We also have a plan to
help the SACCOs within each parish to access interest free loans
from banks so that they can open up business ventures that will
elevate them above the poverty line.
I will also ensure that the income inequality is bridged by creating
a fund where the poor people in the constituency can access loans
and improve their livelihood, and live descent lives. |
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Does the current mode of scientific campaigns favor independents and
more especially women aspirants? |
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It doesn't favor them because it is very costly to begin with, and
we are using several media platforms which are very expensive for
independents. So it has not favored us, but since we are living in
the COVID-19 era, we have to follow the directives given by the
Ministry of health. |
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Once elected in parliament, how will you ensure that your
constituents differentiate the role of an MP from the role of
government when it comes to service delivery? |
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First of all as an MP, my role is to get the views of my
constituents and present it on the floor of parliament for
legislation, so that the responsible government organs can address
them. But to curb that challenge I will see to it that the people I
represent in parliament are economically empowered so that they
don't become beggars in society where they live. However, on an
individual level, I would chip in to help someone in need even if it
is not my role to do so because I am pro life and I like to see
everyone happy and contented. |
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How will you lobby for affordable and inclusive healthcare in your
constituency once elected |
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It is my plan to procure ambulances in all the parishes in Nakawa
west, and I opened up the medical center in Bukoto after seeing how
the poor people were struggling at get affordable health services
from the government which always have drug stock outs, and poor
facilities for instance I witnessed pregnant women delivering on
hospital floors. So when I am elected as an MP, I will lobby from
different partners both locally and internationally for funds to
improve on the health facilities within my constituency. |
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Are you ready to work with government when elected in Parliament as
an independent MP? |
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Standing as an independent doesn't mean that you cannot work with
the government. I am independent as a person but as my campaign
slogan says "Together we can", so I can't work alone. So I will work
with whoever is develop oriented despite political party differences
because my work will be to represent all members in my constituency
despite the political disparities. |
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As a woman, how will you empower the women and youth of Nakawa
economically out of poverty and unemployment? |
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As I said earlier, I am going to help them acquire interest-free
loans from banks that will help them to have business startups after
acquiring knowledge through the hands on skills like tailoring,
baking, making pavers; which skills that they will have got through
the training at parish level. |
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