“Mpuuga Is Colliding With Anita Among To Lie Ugandans On The Money They Shared” LoP Ssenyonyi Reveals

The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi continues to punch holes in Mpuuga’s defence and the Parliamentary Director of Communications and Public Relations, Chris Obore’s statements on all the allegations of cash transactions in parliament.

“Hon. Mpuuga said that he and NRM Commissioners haven’t yet received the money they awarded themselves. But Chris Obore was on TV and said they already received the money. Can we be honest as leaders?” questioned Ssenyonyi.

A few days ago, The Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Uganda Parliament Chris Obore has downplayed the demands by the leader of the opposition on the mysteries about the alleged cash bonanzas at parliament saying they are uncalled for.

“This has been coming over and over. I have explained that we are not going to be put on the defensive that aims to tarnish the image of the institution. It’s upon those who are throwing rumours out there to provide the evidence. It’s very unfortunate to run state affairs based on rumours,” said Obore.

Its through the same Parliamentary Exhibition that minutes leaked indicating how the former Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga together with other three commissioners shared a whooping Shs1.7b amongst themselves as Service awards, Mpuuga admitted but he insists the cash he got is legitimate and has no case to answer despite pressure from his party.

Now Ssenyonyi is calling upon his boss at parliament to come out and issue a statement regarding these transactions.

Some junior parliamentary staff have been receiving money between Shs100m to Shs500m in a single day to run her errands which the parliament’s director of communications Chris Obore contends it’s proper and no cause for alarm because the speaker is always busy and can have some of her activities done by junior staff.

“Let her come out and explain how did that happen, from the case of Kazinda, government passed a new resolution that money meant to go to bank accounts of staff members in government agencies should not exceed Shs5m to do different government works not their salary but here we are seeing billions being transferred to accounts of members of staff of parliament when that money is meant to do speaker’s errands, we want her to come out and explain because it’s a lot of money”- Ssenyonyi said in a press conference for the LoP Yesterday.

Ssenyonyi also urged the speaker and the parliamentary leadership to come out and speak about people who are not known but work at parliament