{"id":5710,"date":"2025-07-22T08:49:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T05:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=5710"},"modified":"2025-07-22T08:49:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T05:49:18","slug":"defeated-legislator-advocates-for-proper-political-handovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/defeated-legislator-advocates-for-proper-political-handovers\/","title":{"rendered":"Defeated Legislator Advocates for Proper Political Handovers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ntungamo, Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; Ntungamo District Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. 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