Kampala — THE opposition parliamentary caucus yesterday resolved to lobby for the censure of security minister Amama Mbabazi and finance minister Dr. Ezra Suruma over their role in the purchase of Temangalo land by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).

Meeting in their caucus to lay strategies on how to handle the NSSF debate in Parliament, the members also agreed to adopt the main report and trashed the minority report, saying it was written by NRM MPs and lawyers. They also said the report by six dissenting MPs was not neutral.

Makindye East MP Michael Mabbike said the members had agreed to lobby for the censure as a way of implementing the committee's recommendations.

"For us, we are in for the main report. We pray that we get more signatures from NRM MPs to censure them (the ministers). We are mobilising the MPs and they will vote against the ministers," he said.

MP Alice Alaso (FDC) explained that the members unanonymously decided to support all recommendations contained in the main report.

"We don't have to lobby for any more support. We have agreed to go by the committee's recommendations. The ministers must face political action," Alaso said.

The two-month probe accused the ministers of conflict of interest and influence peddling which, it said, contravened Sections of the Leadership Code Act.

Out of the 333 MPs, 212 belong to the NRM and 36 are independent. Most of the independents signed an understanding with the NRM and they vote with the party. The opposition has 59 MPs, 14 are ex-officio MPs, while 10 are army MPs.

For a censure motion to go through, two-thirds of all MPs must vote in favour of the motion. In this case, 111 MPs must support the motion.

Moses Kabusu (Independent) said the members also agreed to oppose the secret ballot suggested by some Movement MPs, pushing for the censure motion. He said the opposition resolved 'to see those who are ready to fight corruption'.