By Andrew Irumba
Kampala: The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has expressed her disappointment to a section of Members of Parliament for signing for allowances, even when they have not attended plenary and committee sittings.
Kadaga made remarks while gracing the Launch of the Parliamentary Forum on ethics and integrity on Tuesday 23 July 2019 at the Parliamentary conference hall.
According to the Speaker, several MPs lack ethics and integrity and are
corrupt as they sign for committee money for oversight visits and don’t go,
while many come to parliament, sign for attendance and leave parliament without
debating.
She added that some Legislators should live as leaders and people of
integrity and not to be seen involved in corrupt tendencies.
Kadaga urged that so many people in Uganda are stealing with impunity.
Nsaba Buturo, the chairperson of the new forum and former Minister of Ethics said the country is losing its moral values as MPs, Ministers, and members who are supposed to be morally upright are misleading the public.
David Bahati, the Minister of Finance in charge of Planning said corruption and a lack of ethics is far more dangerous than any form of criminality. He says if engineers are corrupt and do shoddy work if lawyers fail to abide by their principles, then the entire nation is doomed.
The Parliamentary Forum on ethics and integrity is expected to take the lead at Parliament in looking at moral standards, ethics and keep the country and leaders in check by establishing policies and guidance in regards to issues of integrity.
