Opposition MPs return Age limit consultation money

Some opposition members of Parliament have returned the money given to them by parliament for consultation on the Presidential age limit bill amendment fronted by Igara west member of parliament Rapheal Magyezi .
This after parliament gave each mp 29 million shillings to consult on the age limit bill.
Mps who  withdraw the money from their personal accounts and returned include Kira municipality MP Ibrahim Nganda ssemujju ,Butambala MP Mohammed Muwanga Kivumbi,Busongola north mp William Nzoghu ,Soroti
district Woman mp Angelina Ossege and Rubaga north MP  Moses Kasibante.
.Others who told the press that they will return the money after withdrawing include Busiro east mp Merdad Sseggona ,Youth MP Ann Adeke as the woman MP for Gulu district Betty Aol said that she is still consulting whether to return the money since some of her voters are opposed  to returning the money.
The money returned to finance office of parliament in charge of refund. The opposition chief whip Ibrahim Semujju Nganda criticized parliament for being used by the beneficiary of this bill to abuse public funds which is giving MPS for consultations.

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He asked the IGG and Auditor General to investigate the source of this money,adding that this money should have gone to public servants who need pay rise like prosecutors and Doctors who are on strike.
He said that as opposition MPs would not take the money to fall in trap since are part of the accountability committees of parliament where are always harassing accounting officers to  stop abuse of public funds .

Busiro east mp Merdad  Sseggona and Soroti district woman MP Angelina Ossege described  the money paid to MPs for consultation as dirty and cursed. Opposition mps asked the public to force their MPS to return the money.

This is the third time parliament has given mps money to consult on bills the first one was 20 million shillings for MPs to consult on the NAADS project in 8th parliament, another one was 5 million shillings to consult on the marriage and Divorce bill in the 9th parliament.
Parliament told MPs to consult on the age limit bill starting from 25th October to 8th November and report to Parliament their findings

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