Africa-Press – Uganda. A section of legislators have appealed to the leadership of parliament to play an arbitration role in the standoff between the Opposition and the executive to resolve the impasse and restore harmony in the House.
They fear that the new sanctions on the boycotting legislators by the House’s presiding officer may worsen the already volatile situation in the National Assembly.
During the Wednesday plenary sitting, the boycotting opposition blatantly learnt that the government does not intend to respond to their demands even after it committed.
This after the government chief whip Hamson Obua accused them of turning into parliament activists, giving assurance that no more explanations would be made.
The statements have stirred anger and pain among the opposition who have condemned the government’s stance. These question why the government is shielding itself from accountability on the 18 missing Ugandans.
While the statements were perceived as ganging up to gag the opposition, Legislator Theodore Sekikubo has called on his Whip asking him to resign from the role if he is tired of engaging to account for missing Ugandans.
Ssekikubo who believes the standoff has been mismanaged by the leadership, accuses them of being soft with ministers who have failed to return after the 30 days and account. The claims are however dismissed by Emmanuel Dombo, formerly a legislator.
But how can the standoff be resolved? The Vice Chairperson of the Rules Committee of parliament Charles Onen has called on the leadership of parliament to play an arbitration role between the opposition and the executive to avoid escalating the standoff.
While the speaker issued a ban on boycotting MPs from all parliament business, the opposition has vowed to defy the illegal directive.
As a new week sets in, it’s questionable whether the tone in parliament will not be escalated with the commanding altercations.
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