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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, has warned the leadership of \u2018idle\u2019 committees that they will be given less funding.<\/p>\n

Ms Among was particularly irked by the failure of some committees to produce any report for more than a year.<\/p>\n

The Speaker, who made the remarks during the plenary held last Tuesday, said such moves risk impending Parliament\u2019s set targets.<\/p>\n

Besides the pledge to have the House delivered to its fullest, President Museveni already indicated that the Among-led House would have to process 62 Bills before the fall of May next year.<\/p>\n

Some Bills have already been passed. These include the KCCA Bill and Minerals and Mining Bill, which was sent back by President Museveni more than a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n

Ms Among cited the Equal Opportunities Committee chaired by Ms Judith Alyek as well as the HIV\/Aids and Related Matters Committee led by the Namisindwa Woman MP, Ms Sarah Kayagi Netalisire, as some of the underperforming ones.<\/p>\n

With the approaching September recess, she has conditioned committees to scale-up their pace if the House is to stay on course.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far, we have concluded only one Bill yet we are meant to have gone a long way into the Bills brought by the government,\u201d Ms Among said before demanding that \u201cother committees should expedite work\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can only be accountable when you bring the report and we have asked the clerk not to release money for committees that aren\u2019t working,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

As a way of ensuring that all legislators have an input, each MP is expected to be a member of two committees.<\/p>\n

Defence<\/b><\/p>\n

The Tororo Woman MP, Ms Sarah Opendi, shifted blame on ministries. \u201cThe performance of this House is also dependent on ministers. When the minister commits to bring a statement and takes three months, that also becomes a challenge on our part,\u201d said Opendi.<\/p>\n

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