Under fire Speaker Anita Among has met the president this evening at State House Entebbe to discuss several issues at hand about the operation of the institution she heads.
According to Anita Among, the Legislature normally consults the president who heads the executive on a number of issues before they are tabled in parliament for discussion and to spur positive vibes for the two arms of government.
The Speaker has met the president at a time when she’s on the receiving end over her spending spree where she pours billions of cash especially Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) where several junior staff close to her receive billions of cash on their personal accounts to do the speaker’s errands.
The opposition shadow cabinet has given her a 7-day ultimatum to the speaker to recall the house from recess to discuss the corruption at parliament which has also been highlighted by the Auditor General and the IGG too has said she’s taking interest in investigating the rot at parliament.
Many politicians have called for her resignation, stepping aside for an audit into the works of parliament and another person former Member of parliament has said in normal countries, Speaker Anita among and Tayebwa would be in prison over graft.
Meanwhile, the Auditor General John Muwanga has revised the number of alleged ghost workers on the Parliament payroll from 21 to just two, within a span of less than two weeks.
This adjustment comes as a significant update to his findings in the Salary Payroll Special Audit Report for the Parliamentary Commission, covering the period ending June 30, 2023.Initially, Muwanga had criticized the Commission for purportedly paying an annual sum of Shs1.6 billion to 21 staff members, 19 of whom were deemed non-existent.
However, in the newly revised report, Muwanga stated that only two staff members were unlawfully receiving Shs179 million annually.The revelation of this change was shared by Parliament’s Director for Corporate and Public Affairs, Mr. Chris Obore, who provided both versions of the report.
This disclosure occurred shortly after Obore’s participation in a public dialogue hosted by Agora Discourse, where several alleged irregularities within Parliament, including financial transactions and nepotism, were discussed.
