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Opposition MPs return Age limit consultation money

Isaac Senabulya — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 08:27:30 +0000

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.

Opposition MPs hold Press Conference upon return of consultation money

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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Persis Namuganza decries threats from fellow MPs

Tumwine Edward — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:33:20 +0000

The minister of state for lands Persis Namuganza has come out to confess as she has received threats from fellow members of parliament. Namuganza says that she was approached by a certain member of parliament and he threatened to undress her if the motion by the Igara west member of parliament Raphael Magyezi is tabled before parliament this afternoon.

State Minister for Land, Persis Namuganza

Namuganza is the second member of parliament to come out and confess to having received threats over the proposed motion.

The government chief whip Ruth Nankabirwa denied claims that the proposal by Raphael Magyezi is aimed at bringing life presidency in the country citing that every five years the country will hold elections.

The minister of state of internal affairs Mario Obiga Kania says that its not true that there is no security in Entebbe and instead says there is heavy deployment at parliament because they deploy according to the appropriate levels

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Parliamentary committees re-constituted as new faces emerge

Isaac Senabulya — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 09:49:54 +0000

Nyabushozi County MP, Col .Fred Mwesigye.

Parliamentarian have reconstituted their Sessional Parliamentary Committees which had expired after they previously existed for only one year.

The new changes in the leadership of the committees have also seen some current chairpersons dropped with others replaced whereas some others have retained their previous slots as chairpersons and their deputies.

The Presidential Affairs Committee according to the new arrangements will now be taken over by the Adjumani Woman MP, Jessca Ababiku, who is replacing the Nyabushozi County MP, Col .Fred Mwesigye.
Other changes also include, the Aringa North MP, Godfrey Onzima will take on from Igara County West MP, Raphael Magyezi as the Chairperson for the Committee on Public Service and Local Government, while the Luweero Woman MP, Eng Lilian Nakatte, will head the Committee on Infrastructure, replacing Eng. Denis Sabiiti of Rubanda West in Kabale district.

Ndezi Alex who represents PWDs for Central region in Parliament takes over the Gender, Labour and Social Development Committee and will be deputised by the Buikwe district Woman MP, Judith Babirye who replaces, Margaret Komuhangi and Beatrice Anywar respectively.

Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa, the Government Chief Whip

Last week, Parliament witnessed bitter reactions from opposition lawmakers who objected to the appointment of a Member of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) by the Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa. Nankabirwa had designated Hon. Maxwell Akora, Maruzi county as Vice Chairperson to the Committee on Information and Communication Technology.

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