MPs belonging to the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM) have been ordered not to append their signatures to the ongoing censure motion to relieve Parliamentary Commissioners of their duties over corruption allegations.
This directive was announced by the NRM Caucus Vice Spokesperson Herbert Kinobere (Kibuku County) on Tuesday morning at Parliament. According to Kinobere, MPs should only make a decision after getting guidance from the NRM Party Chairman, President Museveni.
During the press briefing, Honourable Kinobere also hinted on the possibility of NRM MPs who have already appended their signatures to the motion withdrawing them should the president guidance direct so. According to Kinobere, NRM members and leadership should not be forced into making rush decisions due to media pressure.
However, he confirms that the leadership at Kyadondo Road is investigating the corruption allegations levied on their members.
This issue we haven’t been silent, when something comes up, we don’t need to rush, you must investigate and find out the source and the cause. So as a party, we have been aware of it and we knew we were going to find a way on how best we can handle it.
Hon Kinobere
Additionally he acknowledged that the pressure from members including Theodore Ssekikubo (Lwemiyaga County), that is leading the censure motion could warrant calling a caucus.
They will have to come(to the caucus) because they belong to the Party and they also have to give us an explanation as to why they are doing that.
Hon Kinobere
A number of NRM MPs including Persis Namuganza, Sarah Opendi, Denis Nyangweso have signed the motion.
About Censure Motion
Hon Ssekikubo intends to achieve the removal of Esther Afoyochan (Zombo District Woman – NRM), Prossy Akampulira (Rubanda District Woman – NRM), Solomon Silwany (Bukooli Central – NRM), and Mathias Mpuuga (Nyendo-Mukungwe – NUP) from their positions as members of the Parliamentary Commission with his censure motion.
The four parliamentarians have been under scrutiny for reportedly allocating taxpayers’ money of up to Shs1.7 billion on top of a monthly salary of Shs 23 million without approval from Parliament.
In this arrangement, the three NRM legislators took home Shs 400 million, with the former Leader of the Opposition banking Shs 500 million in a one-off personal service award. Mpuuga’s party, National Unity Platform, has since taken drastic measures, including firing him from his position as Deputy President for the Buganda region.
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