Uganda’s parliament draws battle line with country’s first lady

Uganda’s parliamentary has issued fresh summons for first lady Janet Museveni.

The summons follows a row over how a new curriculum should be introduced.

Mrs Museveni had failed to appear before parliament on Tuesday following summons issued last week by speaker, Rebecca Kadaga.

She sent her apology through a colleague Rosemary Seninde, who serves in the in the ministry of state for primary education, and requested to appear before the lawmakers on Thursday instead.

Ugandan members of parliament accused the ministry of implementing a new curriculum for lower secondary education despite parliament ordering for its suspension.

The lawmakers were concerned by the scarcity of textbooks and lack of training for teachers on the new curriculum.