Parliament resumes work in a special sitting today as the opposition members of parliament complain about the recall. Parliament was recalled from recess for a second time to handle important and pending urgent business from 1st – 3rd September 2015.
Among the business on order paper to be handled included the NGO Bill, Creation of districts, Loan requests, the Lotteries, Gaming Bill and the Supplementary Schedules 1, 2 and 3 for FY 2014/2015.
The Member of Parliament for Busiro East Merdad Segona said that it is unfortunate that parliament is summoned to legislate on the NGOs bill after government realizing that some of the individuals supporting the opposition work in NGOs. He said that parliament should always reject influence of the executive and not recall MPS for unnecessary issues, adding that the summon should have been for debating of the disputed sale of Namulonge Research Institute land .
Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Ibrahim Semujju Nganda said that parliament should always stick to work agreed upon by the parliament’s business committee instead of calling parliament at any time as if there is no program is followed.
The Forum for Democratic change members are reportedly not attending these sitting because the dates clash with the FDC Delegates’ Conference scheduled and gazetted months ago to elect the party Presidential flag bearer. The FDC’s delegates is scheduled for 2nd September at Namboole stadium