The two will run the parliamentary affairs in an acting capacity as the house awaits the official appointment of a substantive clerk to parliament by president Museveni.

Kajja and Wabwire are now the new accounting officers of Uganda parliament. Article 87 of the Uganda constitution provides that it is the president who appoints the Clerk to parliament in consultation with the public service commission.

Tandekwire retired public service last week. Tandekwire has been the clerk to parliament since 1986.

The speaker of parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga has confrmed that Chris Kijja and Paul Wabwire are the new parliament accounting officers working in an acting capacity.

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