Parliament Will Stand With The Jailed MPs- Says Tayebwa

What started as a mere summon to the police CID headquarters in Kibuli to record statements and answer a few questions for three Members of Parliament culminated into two nights inside the police cells of Kira police and consequently denial of bail and remand to the cold gates of Luzira prisons.

Cissy Namujju [Lwengo District], Yusuf Mutembuli [Bunyole East] and Paul Akamba [Busiki County] were yesterday remanded to Luzira prisons after not pleading guilty to charges leveled against them by the DPP. The three are accused of soliciting 20% of the enhanced Budget of the Uganda Human Rights Commission from the commission boss Mariam Wangadya.

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Reports indicate that the president who is now furnished with evidence on Ministry of finance officials, accounting officers and members of parliament conniving to manipulate budgets has ordered CID and other investigation bodies to cast their nets to arrest more officials including members of parliament.

There’s a growing cloud of panic and fear at parliament as some members of parliament are shying away from Parliamentary avenue fearing to be arrested. Reports further suggest that some have even stayed away from attending Budget reading session at Kololo fearing to be nabbed by their collars.

Speaking at the handover ceremony of the new leadership of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs (UPFYA) at parliament today morning, Deputy Speaker Parliament

handover ceremony of the new leadership of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Youth Affairs (UPFYA) at Parliament assured MPs that President Museveni is happy about the performance of the 11th Parliament, and that reports about rackets of corruption of corruption have been swirling around since the 9th and 10th Parliament and that the president wants MPS to support him in the cleansing exercise.

Tayebwa also revealed that parliament of Uganda will stand with the arrested legislators to the very conclusion of the cases leveled against them. He asked MPs not to shy away from attending the reading of the 2024/25 budget currently happening at Kololo due to fear of arrest saying Parliament will stand by the three MPs arrested over corruption until they are pronounced guilty and this decision shouldn’t be viewed as parliament condoning corruption.

Deputy Speaker, @Thomas_Tayebwa has asked MPs not to hide from attending the reading of the 2024/25 budget, due to fear of arrest, saying Parliament will stand by the three MPs arrested over corruption until they are pronounced guilty, and this decision shouldn’t be viewed as… pic.twitter.com/TjDXjQw2n1

— Parliament Watch (@pwatchug) June 13, 2024

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