Age limit: soldiers raid parliament again
- Written by The Observer Team
The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has for the second day running, suspended the morning session during the debate of age limit bill reports after soldiers were spotted in the House.
Kadaga suspended the House until 2pm after MP Odonga Otto (Aruu South) attempted to grab the microphone from NRM MP Solomon Silwany (Bukooli County) who confessed that indeed "it’s true that there are soldiers in the House but they were just praying”. A mini brawl almost ensured.
FDC's Lucy Akello (Amuru Woman) told the House, that she had seen soldiers occupying both the Catholic and Anglican Chaplaincy prayer places.
The MPs reportedly found urine in water bottles and plates that the soldiers had been using in the Anglican chapel. The soldiers reportedly took off to the neighbouring National Theatre.
On September 27, soldiers believed to be presidential guards (SFC) raided the House and violently evicted opposition MPs during the tabling of the age limit bill by Igara West MP Raphael Magyezi.
First, defending the decision to let in external security, Kadaga went on to write to President Museveni to demand for an explanation as to why his soldiers raided the House.
The president is yet to respond to Kadaga's letter. Even yesterday, opposition MPs raised the issue of plain-clothed security officers in the House, but Kadaga assured the MPs that the security spotted were her bodyguards.
Yesterday, Kadaga suspended the morning session after, MPs, mostly from the opposition persistently raised points of orders and rule of procedure as Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee chairman Jacob Oboth-Oboth tabled the main report on the Constitution Amendment (No 2) Bill.
She went on suspend six MPs including Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, Allan Ssewanyana, Gerald Karuhanga, Jonathan Odur, Anthony Akol and Mubarak Manyangwa.
Kadaga began today’s morning session by demanding Oboth-Oboth to explain circumstances under which the extension of term tenure from 5 to 7 years and return of term limits got into the age limit bill report yet they were not originally included.
More to follow...
Comments
Her political capital is un-refillably drained by now.
Come on Ugandans, you can do better than this. Have some self respect.
I saw you with a bunch of balokole you have invited to CLEANST your parliament.
The High Priest blew a horn- ejjembe.
Hmmm, I thought .
You Madam are a member of the Basoga witchcraft movement. So you must know that blowing horns summons angry ghosts.
Now you see what is happening ?
People are upp there URINATING in CHURCHES upstairs as you are debating stuff down stairs.
Oh God, we need you come and wipe all of us and make a new breed of human beings. How did we get to this stage??? It's sickening
It will never be the same unless over our dead bodies.
It is a serious matter, Sir.
The likes of 'Anites' have encouraged the soldiers by saying the "Mazees are behind us" and these people have misunderstood Ugandans completely.
We are really not fools they mistake us for. Soldiers please understand that we are in this together; you have children and families, protect their livelihood now and you and them will have a better future.
Do not blame the helpless Kadaga, she will one day decide enough is enough, 'put her head on the parapet' and dismiss this age-limit nonsense, earning a martyrdom in the end for the good of all!
Wooden, " the above" who orders these useful idiots around, is In other words urinating on Ugandans. And wants us to thank him for the warm shower.