Committee on Gender Labor & Social development to scrutinize NSSF Bill within 10 days

The parliamentary committee on Gender Labor and Social development has been given 10 days to scrutinize the National Social Security fund -NSSF Amendment Bill 2021. 

Committee on Gender Labor & Social development to scrutinize NSSF Bill within 10 days
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The parliamentary committee on Gender Labor and Social development has been given 10 days to scrutinize the National Social Security fund -NSSF Amendment Bill 2021. 

President Yoweri Museveni returned to Parliament the NSSF bill that had allowed for midterm access of savings by savers above the age of 45 or those who had saved for at least for 10 years.
The Bill was passed by Parliament but not assented to by the President at the time the 10th Parliament elapsed.   

In his letter to Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah the president noted that the commencement date of the Act needs to be amended so that it comes into force on the date of its publication in the gazette and also that only those who are 45 years old and have saved for over 10 years can access 20 per cent of their savings as anything else would be unsustainable for the fund.

The President further argues that the supervision of the Fund should remain under the Ministry of Finance. 

Oulanyah had earlier made all bills that were passed by the 10th Parliament and are pending Presidential assent and those returned by the President in accordance with Article 91 of the Constitution, but outside the term of the Tenth Parliament, to be considered business that lapsed and should be considered afresh. 

These include the Sexual Offences Bill, Landlord and Tenant Bill, 2018, National Local Content Bill, 2019, Succession Amendment Bill, 2018, National Health Insurance Scheme Bill, 2019, Marriage and Divorce Bill, the Opposition sponsored Constitutional Amendment Bill and others.   

During plenary this afternoon, Workers MP for Eastern Region Dominic Gidudu Mafabi reintroduced the bill on behalf of the Minister of Gender Betty Amongi. Speaker Oulanyah however guided that there have been discussions in the public on the bill and the President had raised concern on four clauses which have to be looked at and the bill is urgent.

The speaker said that since the bill is not entirely new and the committee had exhausted the matter, the gender committee should now expeditiously used 10 days to look at the President's concerns so that it can be brought back to the house for consideration. 

He added that the committee should see if they agree or disagree with the concerns raised by the President.

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