Ssenyonyi questions motive of mover of the Administration of Parliaments (Amendment) Bill
The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi has submitted his views on the Administration of Parliaments (Amendment) Bill 2024,in the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee that is scrutinizing it. The bill was moved and tabled in Parliament by Mityana South MP, Richard Lumu. One of the proposed amendments calls for opposition MPs to vote for the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament. This comes a day after officials from the ruling NRM secretariat asked the committee to shelve the bill because it's likely to create confusion in political parties. Ssenyonyi says this bill will disrupt the administration of parliament and that it is targeting him directly.