OPINION:
BY BARISTER OTTO EDWARD MAKMOT
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: DEPUTY SPEAKER, 12TH PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA.


Dear Colleagues,
I congratulate you all on being sworn in as Members of the 12th Parliament.
I, Otto Edward Makmot, MP for Agago County (2026–2031), humbly express my interest to serve as Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament.
I bring a hybrid background in law, leadership, parliamentary affairs, and international service. My experience has prepared me to serve with integrity, fairness, discipline, and commitment to democratic values.
Key Background:
- Legal: Senior International Lawyer, Barrister, Solicitor & Notary Public- 2010- Present
- Member of Law Society of Ontatio, Canada, 2010–Present.
- University of Toronto Law school, 2005- 2007,
- Juris Doctor( JD), 2008
- Certificate of Qualification, National Committee on Acreditation, Federation of Law Societies of Canada Canada.
- LLM, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University 2023-2025
- LL.B, Makerere University, 1998-2002.
- Advocate, Uganda Bar & Degree of Barrister