Following suspension of plenary sittings by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga due to a controversial order issued by the Deputy Chief Justice, Stephen Kavuma, Parliament has announced recommencement of business this Wednesday,
The Constitutional Court sitting chaired by Kavuma last week imposed an order stopping Parliament from debating or investigating the Shs6bn shared by senior government officials who participated in the Heritage Oil capital gains tax case.
The order was interpreted as despising the sovereignty of Parliament, prompting Kadaga to baptize it as “stupid” and later dismissed the house indefinitely pending readdress by the Constitutional Court.
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Today Jane Kibirige, the Clerk to Parliament issued a notice of commencement of business.
“As you may recall Parliament was dismissed on Tuesday, 10th January 2017. Notice is hereby given that Parliament will resume its plenary sittings on Wednesday 18th January 2017,” part of the Kibirige’s statement read.
In the statement it was revealed that Committee sittings shall resume on Tuesday.
“All Committee activities will resume on Tuesday 17th January 2016.”
The notice was copied to the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah, Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, Leader of Opposition Winnie Kizza, Government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa and Chief Opposition Whip Ibrahim Ssemujju.
The prime petitioner, city lawyer Eric Sabiti withdrew his case from the Constitutional Court hence ending the standoff between the Legislature and Judiciary.
