KAARO KARUNGI | KAMPALA – Parliament has rejected a proposal that would provide for the voluntary resignation of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker.
Clement Obote Ongalo, the chairperson of the Rules, Privileges and Discipline commitee of Parliament had fronted the proposal on grounds that the current Rules of Procedure do not provide for a Speaker or Deputy to voluntarily resign. However, the rules provide for the impeachment of the two leaders.
Ongalo proposed a raft of amendments including banning campaigns for the Office of the Speaker, relaxing the requirements for one to contest for the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), adminstration of oath, reduction in the number of committees on which each MP sits and increasing the days of sitting of Parliament.
