House Speaker Anita Among has suspended parliamentary plenary sessions, just a day after MPs returned from recess.
Hon Among today directed the Parliamentary Clerk, Adolf Mwesigye to communicate the suspension.
Plenary will resume on Tuesday next week according to the communique published by the Clerk.
“I have been directed by the Rt Hon Speaker that Plenary has been called off until Tuesday 30 July 2024 at 2:00 pm” Mwesigye announced on Wednesday.
The speaker gave no reason for the house suspension.
It however comes amid mounting pressure on the parliament, which peaked yesterday with the arrest of dozens of youth who attempted to march to the parliamentary building to protest against corruption in the legislative arm of government.
The House plenary yesterday was chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa who faced angry reactions from some MPs when he tried to prevent debate about the “March to Parliament’ protest.
Tayebwa argued that the public was wrongfully targeting Parliament because it is not the root cause of Uganda’s problems.
