LIVE UPDATES DAY 2: Oil Debate in Parliament
By Sheila Naturinda & Monitor Online Reporters (email the author)
Posted Tuesday, October 11 2011 at 02:26
Posted Tuesday, October 11 2011 at 02:26
• Speaker rules that maybe he wanted to first finish some point before accepting the points - I hope he will allow.
• Mbabazi says he has also received a letter from Tullow addressed to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga October 11, 2011.
• Alice Alaaso stands on point of clarification on the Tullow letter to mention signature and not Tullow as a company.
• Speaker rules that PM should state author and date so that Hansard can be clear.
1:29pm:- Mbabazi says the papers that were laid before the house by Gerald Karuhanga was a case that has been in the public domain for the last almost 2 years. He says the case arose out of wiki leaks reports which all have seen. In that report by Wikileaks that the American embassy wrote about me that Heritage had bribed me. (He lays wiki leaks report). He says when the allegation came up, he first heard it from Observer newspaper in London and he answered to them; “The allegations is absolutely not true. I have never received anything from Heritage and or ENI. However there was a report which didn’t mention anyone but talked about corruption which was picked by the Red pepper.” Mbabazi says what surprised him that the embassy thinks the
• Point of procedure (Dr Epetait Francis)- since the prime minister started submitting we have gone more than 10 minutes and in the prayers of the motion, we want a commission of inquiry. I don’t know if we are turning ourselves into the commission of inquiry, because members should first debate and he will have enough time before the commission.
• Speaker rules: “Since the allegations were made about the members of this House, let us give them time for defence before the commission of inquiry”
1:20pm:- Mbabazi says it appears to him that incase the name of Nina Mbabazi and what they called Rukaikire Junior who is my son-in-law. This shows that she has no stake in that company.
• Nandala Mafabi moves on point of clarification- that he got the information from the registrar and should be certified by the registrar.
• Issa Kikungwe also asks what Prime Minister knows about Kabucu?
• Alice Alaaso seeks clarification whether he is aware of the provisions in the Petroleum Exploration Act that require those companies to provide audited accounts and whether he has looked at the accounts of Tullow and if they don’t name Nina Mbabazi.
• Mbabazi says he has nothing to hide and that in case there is more information, there is more time to clarify. He says that even if Nina was involved Tullow in business- what crime is that? My children don’t ask me for permission to do business and in fact I don’t get to know what they are doing.
1:17pm:- Mbabazi says Ssekikubo mentioned that the owners of the company parking machines belonged to Nina Mbabazi and Mathew Rukakaire. “I have a daughter called Nina Mbabazi and she is married to a one Rukikaire and am not sure if that is the family they meant.” He says he asked Ssekikubo for that info and he investigated and found that there is a company called Mineral services Ltd, certificate of registration July 3, 1997 (he lays on table)
• Mbabazi says the company’s articles and memorandum shows owners are Geoffrey Roberts (300 shares) Patrick Kimbaleba (300 shares) Edward Kabucu (300 shares) and they are all signed. (he lays the document)
• Mbabazi says the particulars of directors of the company also show Mr Kabucu Edward and Patrick Kimbaleba. He says this is the annual returns of the company dated September 16, 2011 which shows the shareholders as Edward Kabucu and Patrick Kimbaleba (lays on table)
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