By Mulengera Reporters
Much as she defended Ministers making it clear that none of them misses plenary sessions of Parliament without good reason, Deputy Premier Rukia Nakaddama Isanga used the Wednesday session to thank the Speaker of Parliament Oboth-Oboth for his Tuesday act of naming & shaming Cabinet members who take Parliament casually.
On Tuesday, Oboth-Oboth was angry at Ministers who were absent when MPs raised public interest questions that required immediate response. These included the leopards’ invasion of Soroti City and the unexplained murders in Kisoro. See related reporting here: https://mulengeranews.com/led-by-speaker-oboth-oboth-mps-name-best-ministers-nabbanja-is-not-one-of-them-bahati-leads/.
On Wednesday, fewer front bench members were absent. Oboth-Oboth read out the names of those present and commended them while demanding that time comes when everyone attends Parliament.
Nakaddama apologized for those who missed as Haruna Kasolo accounted for his absence on Tuesday. He said he was at State House to participate in the CEC meeting which began at 10am and went on for much of the day. He is a CEC member by virtue of being the ruling party Chairman for Buganda region.
Nakaddama thanked Oboth-Oboth for the courage and clarity of words with which he declared readiness to keep showing displeasure with floppy Ministers who refuse to treat Parliamentary business with the seriousness it deserves.
Having been a Minister himself before, Oboth-Oboth admitted that there are some Ministers who miss plenary sessions for genuine reasons. (For comments on this story, get back to us on 0705579994 [WhatsApp line], 0779411734 & 041 4674611 or email us at mulengeranews@gmail.com).
