Onek is accused, together with Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and foreign affairs minister Sam Kuteesa of taking bribes from oil companies.

The committee, chaired by Michael Werikhe said they could not proceed without documented presentations from Onek, who is the current minister of Internal Affairs.

Onek said he did not possess a written submission of his response to the legislators concerns and had failed to get some information from the ministry of energy.

He asked for more time up to Tuesday next week to ensure the needed information and documents are given to be able to present his case.

The issue of resignation also came up after Makindye West MP; Hussein Kyanjo questioned his refusal to step aside while the committee investigates the bribery claims as well as the Rules and Privileges which is handling the issue of contempt of Parliament on the part of the ministers.

Kyanjo expressed fear that the committee could be wasting time if it did not first get guidance from the Speaker on how to proceed.

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The Attorney General peter Nyombi had been summoned by the oil Adhoc committee chaired by Michael Werikhe to explain oil company agreements and contracts signed with government and whether there is oil policy and regulations which can be used to manage oil.

Furious members of parliament who included Michael Werikhe , Hussein Kyanjo and Cecilia Ogwal told the minister to leave the committee for the president meeting in Entebe after the Attorney General Peter Nyombi insisted that he was supposed to be in the president meeting however much he wanted to be in the oil Adhoc committee proceedings as requested .

The committee chairperson Michael Werikhe said that they are disappointed with the executive for not taking the oil committee investigations serious.

The Member of Parliament Makindye West Hussein Kyanjo had wanted the Attorney General to call the president  and inform him that he is busy with parliament work because the president can be seen any time but the committee has time frame to produce its report .

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Mutebile had been summoned by the committee to explain the One trillion shillings the Uganda Revenue Authority executive director, Allen Kagina said has so far been collected from the oil sector.

While asking the Central Bank governor why the money was kept in Uganda shillings instead of dollars, the governor wanted to give the legislators explanation by word of mouth which the legislators declined asking him to get out and make a written statement.

Hussein Kyanjo one of the members on the ad hoc committee says that the One trillion was supposed to be kept in dollars because it was going to be spent during the construction of Karuma dam, which was costed in dollars.

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