House Speaker Anita Among has blocked the pending tabling and debate of a motion to censure four commissioners of Parliament who received a service award of Shs1.7 billion.
In an August 16 letter addressed to Lwemiyaga County lawmaker Theodore Ssekikubo, the lead proponent of the censure motion, Speaker Among says the issues raised in the motion have been already addressed in a court ruling on the matter.
“All aspects of the motion have been well canvassed in the ruling of court and continuing with the same would not only be an action of legal mootness but also violate the res judicata principle as illustrated in the above decision,” the letter reads.
It adds: “I am constrained to take further action on the motion following several court decisions that cited Parliament for debating and resolving on matters that courts have decided upon. Indeed, Article 128 (3) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda is clear on the fact that all organs and agencies of the State shall accord to the courts such assistance as may be required to ensure effectiveness of the courts.”
The House Speaker’s letter references an August 12 ruling by trial judge, Dr Douglas Karekona Singiza, which exonerated the recipients of the service awards, and other members of the Parliamentary Commission, of any wrongdoing.
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