Tag Archives: Absentee legislators

MP Soroti West, Hon. Jonathan Ebwalu, has said the president should start appointing Ministers who are going to deliver. He says ministerial positions should not be a form of rewards to individuals. “The President should start appointing Ministers who are going to deliver, not those who are given positions as a reward.” Jonathan Ebwalu says this is the reason why ...

Minister of Information Communication and Technology, Chris Baryomunsi, has said Ministers don’t have to attend Plenary sessions to show they are working. In any case, he says they will not be evaluated according to the number of times they have attended plenary sessions but how they will have delivered regarding their positions. “There is no crisis. The Ministers have been ...

Former NBS Journalist, Solomon Sserwanja has questioned the whereabouts of legislators if they are not in Parliament or their constituencies. Absenteeism in Parliament has been a discussion that has been so loud this week. The August house is barely half full in the sittings which also alarmed the speaker. However, some MPs have been claiming to be in their constituencies. ...

Bukooli County Central MP, Hon. Solomon Silwany, has said the absenteeism in Parliament is only going to get worse. Parliament has been on the spot over legislators who skip sessions without any form of apology even. Silwany says it’s the people they represent who push them not to attend the meetings because they always expect them to appear for their ...