The Civil Society Coalition on Social Security and Pension Reform has urged the President of Uganda not to assent to the Parliamentary Pensions Bill claiming is an unfair law to the people of Uganda.

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The bill proposes that the government should contribute for Members of Parliament 30% of their salary as savings as their pension.

This is not the first time that the Ugandan Parliament is being involved in pushing the government into doing things that are perceived to be for its selfish gains as over three years ago Members of Parliament tried to push the government into buying cars for each member of Parliament that would cost the government over 60 billion shillings.

The Civil Society Coalition in its brief on the meeting it held on social security and pension reform at Hotel Equatorial says that since the bill cannot turn into law without the assent of the president, the president should use his powers of assent to block the bill.

This coalition which was established three years ago was specifically formed to advocate for policy reform of the social security reform and pension sector mainly through promoting social security as a human right.

By Zacharia Tiberindwa Ultimate Media