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Opposition seeks to stop motion impeaching MP Zaake from Parliament Commission

Francis Butebi Zaake as a parliament commissioner Credit to MP Zaake

The workplace of the Leader of Opposition in Parliament has written to the workplace of the Speaker of Parliament protestant a motion that’s expected to get rid of Parliament Commissioner Francis Zaake from workplace.

Francis Butebi Zaake as a parliament in Uganda
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According to the letter, the motion is associate ambiguous one and contravenes Rule 107 clauses a pair of to seven that demand a written notice being served to the workplace of the Speaker articulating the grounds of the motion and therefore the proof therefrom.

“The Parliamentary Rules of Procedure need that the grounds and proof ought to be displayed at the Members’ bulletin board, and an inventory placed at the Sergeant-at-Arms workplace for a minimum of 1/3 of MPs with ballot rights to sign,” Leader of Opposition Robert Bruce Mathias Mpuuga states.

Leader of Opposition in Parliament and Mp Zaake together in parliament, Countsery photo

“It remains unclear however the 1/3 of MPs was notified and persuaded to sign the petition that was ne’er displayed for fourteen days pro re nata by the principles of Procedure. The motion abuses the necessities of Rule 110(5).  It additionally compromises transparency and compliance to Rules 110(2) and 107(5) and the rule of Natural Justice that demands a good hearing. The Opposition platform can maintain its current boycott of plenary” he adds.

The city West Member of Parliament Ojara Martin Mapenduzi, UN agency was nominative by the National Unity Platform (NUP) because the head of the native Government’s Accounts Committee chairman in parliament, can this afternoon move a motion to evict NUP’s Francis Butebi Zaake as a parliament commissioner.

Francis Butebi Zaake as a parliament of Uganda Countsery image

Zaake was additionally appointed as Parliament Commissioner by constant party that appointed Mapenduzi.

However, because the House sits nowadays, Mapenduzi is on the order book to maneuver a motion which will demand the removal of Zaake from workplace in step with rule a hundred and ten of the principles of procedure of parliament.

Mapenduzi’s motion are going to be seconded by Amolatar lady Member of Parliament Atim Agnes Apea from the ruling National Resistance Movement.

Also to second the motion is Soroti West Member of Parliament (Independent) Jonathan Ebwalu and Busia politician Geoffrey butch, additionally freelance.

The legislators accuse MP Zaake of incompetence, lack of discipline among others problems.