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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Parliament Speaker Anita Among Wednesday said she had purchased 500 iron sheets to avoid \u201cbeing a shame to the House\u201d following a major relief items distribution scandal implicating top government officials.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to be a shame to parliament and I\u2019m doing this for the House,\u201d Among said.<\/p>\n

Although the speaker continually denied wrongdoing, on Tuesday, she admitted that relief items meant for the vulnerable in the Karamoja region ended up in her constituency out of apparent \u201cwrong thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter thorough analysis and looking at it that the iron sheets were meant for Karamoja not Bukedea, I have taken a personal decision and responsibility as a leader to buy 500 iron sheets and give it back,\u201d said Among who is also the Bukedea District Woman Member of Parliament (MP).<\/p>\n

Speaker of Parliament, @AnitahAmong, says she’s purchased 500 iron sheets to be returned to the Office of the Prime Minister. She does not want to be accused of grabbing iron sheets meant for the vulnerable people of Karamoja. #MonitorUpdates #PlenaryUg<\/p>\n

Via @pwatchug pic.twitter.com\/PrjoxvQL09<\/p>\n

Among is the first of many high-profile state officials, including ministers, to return some of the 5, 500 iron sheets shared amongst themselves in a scandal that triggered public uproar.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to be like I grabbed. I have sent my personal assistant to take them back to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM),\u201d she remarked during plenary.<\/p>\n

Opposition chief whip John Baptist Nambeshe immediately hailed the speaker\u2019s decision as a \u201cshow of deep remorse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll other government officials mentioned in the saga should pick a leaf from you,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Another opposition lawmaker Ssemujju Nganda urged parliament to instead aid legal action against the officials linked to the saga.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a civic duty to report people that police is looking for because we have already seen them (in parliament),\u201d Nganda remarked.<\/p>\n

MP Ssemujju Nganda: “Madam Speaker, yesterday the leader of govt business was missing, even today she’s missing. I want to find out if she has already been arrested because she took 3000 iron sheets or if she is writing a statement at police. . .”#MonitorUpdates via @pwatchug pic.twitter.com\/REavQ45nac<\/p>\n

What next?<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaker Among Wednesday confirmed that President Museveni will on March 16 address parliament in a unique sitting at Kololo Independence grounds. It is not certain if the unprecedented address will focus on recent graft scandals that have rocked the East Africa nation.<\/p>\n

While none of the several government officials linked to the iron sheets scandal has been apprehended, the IGG March 14 told Monitor<\/b> that implicated officials face prosecution after a presidential directive.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Uganda<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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