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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The Constitutional Court in Kampala has quashed Speaker Anita Among’s decision to remove Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake as a commissioner of Parliament.<\/p>\n

A ruling delivered Thursday morning indicated that the Speaker offended the rules of natural justice and had no quorum in Parliament by the time the decision was made, among others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been cleared today that the legislature as an arm of government that makes the law does not respect the laws it makes. Madam Anita Among is not supposed to be called Right Honorable because she doesn’t follow the law going by the outcome of this case. She has ashamed Parliament of Uganda. She behaves like a dictator. She thought she’s untouchable but today she has been touched. As a leader of Parliament, she\u2019s supposed to obey and follow the law. According to the ruling in this case, I’m still a commissioner,\u201d Mr Zaake told journalists shortly after the court ruling.<\/p>\n

Among, Tayebwa promise to heal old political wounds<\/p>\n

JUST IN: Court has quashed Speaker Anita Among’s decision to remove Mityana municipality MP, Francis Zaake as a commissioner on grounds that she offended the rules of natural justice and had no quorum in Parliament by the time the decision was made, among others.#MonitorUpdates… pic.twitter.com\/hFwI7B78d5<\/p>\n

The director of communication at Parliament, Mr Chris Obore said the House will study the judgement and act in accordance with the law.<\/p>\n

“We have received the judgement regarding Hon. Francis Zaake’s removal from the Parliamentary Commission. The judgement recognises the report of the Committee on Rules but faults the plenary process. We respect the decision of court, we will study it & act in accordance with the law,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Zaake, a member of the Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), was removed from the position on March 10, 2022 for allegedly insulting Speaker of Parliament Anita Among on social media. A total of 155 legislators voted to remove the MP from the position.<\/p>\n

He petitioned the Constitutional Court claiming that Parliament passed \u201cthe impugned resolution without quorum in the House in contravention of Articles 2(1) and (2), 88 and 94(1) of the Constitution and Rule 110 (6) of the Parliamentary Rules of Procedure.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further claimed that that each member of the Parliament\u2019s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline, who participated in his removal, received a kick-back of Shs6m.<\/p>\n

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