The deputy speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Jacob Oulanya has rubbished media reports that the appointments committee of Parliament was wrong in dropping some ministerial nominees on academic grounds.

Jacob Oulanya, Deputy Speaker of Uganda Parliament

Oulanya says the committee did what the Constitution mandates it to do.

Four nominees were dropped by the committee vetting ministerial appointments on issues ranging from academic qualifications, morality and integrity among others.

This morning media reports run stories that the National Council for Higher Education had declared the academic qualifications of both Nasser Ssebaggala and Saleh Kamba an equivalent of A- level.

Oulanyah says they looked at a number of issues although the President can still send the same candidates back to the entire Parliament to be vetted.

The fate of the four including former Mayor Nasser Ssebaggala, Saleh Kamba, former minister of state for health James Kakooza and Hajji Mbabali is yet to be determined as the President has not yet spoken out on the issue.

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