Uganda: Nup Quizzes Nanyondo Over Censure Signature Withdrawal

30 June 2024
Nile Post (Kampala)
By Zainab Namusaazi Ssengendo

MP Veronica Nanyondo says she will resolve the fallout after speaking to Robert Kyagulanyi

Members of the National Unity Platform (NUP) convened in Bukomansimbi to question district woman MP Veronica Nanyondo regarding her recent withdrawal of support from a crucial parliamentary censure process.

The motion in question seeks to expel parliamentary commissioners over corruption and abuse of office.

In a heated meeting held at Kawoko in Butenga Subcounty, NUP members, including prominent figures like the leader of Fred Nyanzi, Faridah Nabatanzi confronted Nanyondo.

They demanded an explanation for her decision to withdraw her signature from the censure motion.

Left-Right: Geofrey Kayemba Ssolo, Fred Nyanzi, Eve Birimukatonda, and Veronica Nanyondo. During the gathering, NUP leaders emphasised the importance of party solidarity, urging all members to uphold the party's decisions regardless of personal opinions.

They criticised Nanyondo, suggesting that her actions could be perceived as betrayal and warned of consequences for those who do not align with party directives.

The motion to dismiss NUP's Nyendo Mukungwe legislator Mathias Mpuuga and his colleagues Prossy Mbabazi (Rubanda Woman), Esther Afoyochan (Zombo Woman), and Solomon Silwany (Bukhooli Central), has stirred controversy.

The commissioners pocketed a total of Shs1.7 billion among themselves in March 2022 in what NUP termed as "immoral" and "abuse of office".

Mpuuga fell out with the party leadership and was in April suspended from his position as deputy president for Buganda.

Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo and Kalungu West MP Joseph Ssewungu last month led a censure motion of no confidence against the commissioners.

Ms Nanyondo sensationally wrote to the Speaker earlier this month withdrawing her signature after claiming that she thought she was signing a meeting attendance list.

At the weekend, she promised to resolve the issue directly with NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi.

She expressed commitment to the party's overarching goals, including efforts to challenge the ruling government.

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