Parliament Tuesday approved Sarah Kanyike as the State minister for the Elderly and People with Disability.
Kanyike was first nominated to the technical wing of Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA] as a director.
On July 16, President Museveni wrote to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga who chairs Parliament Appointments Committee to approve the nomination of Kanyike as a minister.
The state-run New Vision quoted MPs on the committee saying Kanyike was unanimously approved without any objection.
MPs praised her as “a smart lady with brilliant ideas for the sector”.
According to the report, Kanyike informed the committee how she is bringing on board a master plan strategy that will revamp the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) programme meant for the elderly to be more inclusive and participatory so as to achieve its intended goals.
She told the committee that there is need to reduce the age for those that benefit from the SAGE programme from 80 years to at least 70 years so as to benefit most people of advanced age instead of excluding some.
She further said that 10 months are just adequate for her to serve the nation because she is not planning to run for an elective position.
Kanyike became deputy Lord Mayor in June 2016, where she represented Makindye East as a councillor.
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