This happened as the opposition still shunned today’s plenary sitting after  two months of recess where MPs have been making consultations on the constitutional amendment to uplift the presidential age limit.

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Addressing the press about the matter, the chief opposition whip Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda noted that they feel insecure to sit in Chambers that where invaded by special forces guard way back in September hence they need to first be assured of their security before they can deliberate other issues concerning Ugandans.

He gave notice to the speaker saying that if by tomorrow they are not given opportunity to discuss security matters first they will improvise any other means to ensure their voices are heard.

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Lwemiyaga county MP Theodore Sekikubo noted that the security matter for MPs should not be considered partisan hence all MPs need to operate in secure environment.

Meanwhile, the Deputy speaker Jacob Oulanya who presided over today’s sitting in his communication to house, gagged MPs from discussing constitutional amendment bills (for land and presidential age limit) on floor of parliament advising those who have concerns to address them to the legal and parliamentary affairs commit that is handling both.

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Bernard Atiku

The ministry of health has been asked to start registering all traditional healers/doctors as a way of following their work to control the rates of child sacrifice in the country.

This call was made by the Ayivu county Member of Parliament, Bernad Atiku, who is fronting a private member’s bill known as the Anti-Human Sacrifice and Harmful traditional practices bill 2017. Atiku was granted leave by parliament in August this year to prepare this bill.

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Atiku noted that with the traditional healers working in an informal sector leaves many at liberty to involve in ritual murders because there no rules that govern their work.

Addressing the press at parliament as he gave update on his bill, Atiku said that its high time government comes out to register and get evidence from those who claim to be traditional doctors and inspect their medicine, certify them and be given licenses as this will limit the quack ones that take people’s lives as they hoodwink the public who go for services.

He said starting this Friday, he will start receiving public views on what they think should be done in order to streamline the traditional healing sector nothing that the districts with high cases include Mukono, Jinja, Busia, Kayunga and Buikwe among others.

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The vice chairperson of the government assurances committee who is also the MP for Kawempe North, Latif  Ssebaggala Sengendo said that they  need the speaker to allow them to meet the striking doctors, prosecutors and Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) to ascertain progress of pledges made to them by government.

Ssebaggala asked the speaker to allow them come out of recess to consult with these agencies including the relevant ministries to in order to find solution to the problems professionals are facing at the government institutions.

He said that they cannot sit back when deaths are being report as a result of health workers strike.

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