LIVE UPDATES DAY 2: Oil Debate in Parliament
By Sheila Naturinda & Monitor Online Reporters (email the author)
Posted Tuesday, October 11 2011 at 01:09
Posted Tuesday, October 11 2011 at 01:09
• Emanuel Dombo takes to the floor: he says today in the House there is Gen Elly Tumwiine who fired the first bullet in the NRA struggle. Tumwiine is also the chairperson of the Anti-corruption coalition in parliament and yesterday he made a standing ovation about a MP who made a contribution.
• Dombo said he didn’t sign the motion because the idea was about agreements but because of yesterday’s debate, he regretted by he hadn’t signed because the matters were more demanding.
11:50am:- Communication from the chair: Kadaga welcomes the MPs, says there was a delay because she tried to condense work which had been set for today. She introduces Moses Kigongo NRM Vice chairman in the gallery, Awori, Okello-okello and Robert Kitaliko (veteran politican) Stephen Bamwanga, and Ms Byenkya Nyakaisiki. She welcomes them. She also welcomes officials from the Swedish Embassy in Kampala.
11:45am:- Kadaga has entered the House
Hillary Onek, Minister of Internal Affairs and former Energy Minister today shows up in the House. He was absent yesterday when allegations were made about him. In the corridor he refuses to talk to the media, only saying “this is diversionary.”
11:41am:- Theodore Ssekikubo (the motion mover), his seconders Wilfred Niwagaba, Abdu Katuntu, Denis Obua already in the House. Gerald Karuhanga yet to show up. “I called him in the morning and he is okay but he hasn’t shown up yet,” Niwagaba says.
11:35am:- A lot of suspense looms Parliament chamber, corridors and lobby: Kadaga yet to leave her office. Mps are speculating that she could be in meetings. Not clear with whom.
11:19 am:- The Parliament call bell just stopped- corridors full of Legislators and Speaker Rebecca Kadaga yet to enter the House. Parliament never had such numbers of MPs at the same time.
Second day of the Oil debate a few minutes a way. Some former MPs are in the gallery ‘for entertainment’ they say- Aggrey Awori, the former ICT minister and Okello-Okello, former MP Chwa county are in the gallery.
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