We Should Have Faith in Museveni's 'Female' Cabinet.

Byline: Barnabas Taremwa

A lot has been said about President Museveni's new Cabinet choices. Some names have attracted criticism while others have been praised. In explaining his choices, the President made mention of a "cross-generation" Cabinet that was picked on the basis of unity, mobilisation ability and expertise.

One point that seems not to have received a lot of mention is the fact that in this new team, the President has increased the number of women in Cabinet. The President named eight women to full ministerial positions up from the three (Beatrice Wabudeya, Namirembe Bitamazire and Hope Mwesigye) in the outgoing Cabinet. The point about these women …