The Government Chief whip Ruth Nakabirwa Sentamu has called on members of parliament to adhere to Speaker’s summon for a special sitting next week. Nankabirwa said that she targets 200 MPs who are already using the parliamentary recess to do political campaigns to return and finish pending work required urgently. She said that the rules for creation of new district boundaries requires a quorum of 185 Members of parliament.

Some of the issues to be handled include debating the motion to create new districts; passing of the Non-Governmental Organization Bill 2015 and approval of several loan requests. Nankabirwa says whereas incumbent MPs consolidate their political support in their respective constituencies, it is more important for them to return to parliament to execute their National duty.

Meanwhile Nankabirwa defended the creation of new districts and said that the new district units facilitate smooth service delivery even in areas there seems to be no structures. She says critics to the creation of new districts should give the newly established units more time to allow development.

She said that as MPS have to pass the NGOs bill so as the mushrooming NGOs are regulated to force them ensure accountability and stop them from working in areas where they do not have jurisdiction.