Ssekikubo Motion Gains Momentum As More Legislators including the opposition Append Their Signatures

Lwemiyaga County Legislator Hon.Theodore Ssekikubo and Sarah Opendi who are leading the collection of signatures to censure four parliamentary commissioners accused of misconduct where over 135 signatures have so far been raised out of the 177 signature required.

Theodore Ssekikubo (Lwemiyaga County) who is leading the collection of signatures thanked Nsibambi for joining the cause against corruption noting, Thank you on behalf of the people of Mawokota County for doing this noble duty. We aren’t after anybody but as Parliament, we should be leading by example in the fight against corruption.”

Additionally, Agnes Taaka (Bugiri DWR) also appended her signature to the censure motion, saying her move is based on the need to have Commissioners account and explain the various allowances they have been drawing as members of the Parliamentary Commission.

Yusuf Nsibambi (Mawokota South) who also doubles as FDC Party Whip has led his Party in appending his signature on the ongoing censure motion intended to recall the four Commissioners from their office over the allocation of Shs1.7Bn in service awards and extra Shs23m monthly salary, but denied having any personal vendetta against any of the accused Commissioners.

While addressing journalists after signing the motion, Nsibambi defended his move, saying it is intended to give the accused an opportunity to account to Uganda on how they have been conducting business in Parliament.

On the same cause, Leader of Opposition Rt Hon Joel Ssenyonyi signed the motion on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, together with other opposition legislators. He said the motion vindicates his party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), because when they raised alarm about the service award, some people had allegedly taken it as an internal fight within the party. 

The MPs, as per a Parliamentary Exhibition extensively shared on social media earlier this year, reportedly shared Shs1.7 billion as a service award. The four MPs are Mathias Mpuuga, the Nyendo Mukungwe  is said to have received UGX 500 million , commissioners reportedly received UGX 400 million are Solomon Silwany, the Bukooli Central MP; Woman MP Esther Afoyochan of Zombo district; and Prossy Akampulira Mbabazi, Rubanda’s Woman MP.