Parliament to issue warning letters to absentee MPs

A furious Among tasked the chief whips in the August house to ensure attendance of MPs is regular because they are wasting taxpayers' money by not doing their job.

Parliament to issue warning letters to absentee MPs
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The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among says all MPs deliberately missing Parliamentary business will be issued warning letters.

This comes as the Speaker on Tuesday morning directed all committee chairpersons to submit attendance lists of MPs to her office.

She stated to MPs during a meeting that she has already accessed the plenary register and only remains to obtain absenteeism lists from various committee chairpersons.

A furious Among tasked the chief whips in the August house to ensure attendance of MPs is regular because they are wasting taxpayers' money by not doing their job.

“Government Chief Whip, Whip of the Opposition you have a lot of work to do, Members are not attending the house, members are not attending committees…we are forced to give you warning letters…because we have talked about this each and every day. We are using taxpayers' money but you are not in the constituency, not in the house…so where are you?” she said

Among also asked MPs to continue to ensure that their attendance at plenary sittings and committees is captured on the biometric system and attendance book respectively to enable a clear assessment.

The Speaker’s communication follows an earlier warning this month by her Deputy, Thomas Tayebwa to MPs and Ministers who do not attend plenary sittings.

Tayebwa then said that any MP who missed 15 consecutive sittings of parliament was to lose their seat.

“You are all supposed to attend parliament, whether you are a Minister, Member of Parliament, or ex-officio minister. We have agreed that all members must attend, and if you miss 15 consecutive times, you risk losing your seat,” Tayebwa then said.

Tayebwa told MPs that the presiding officers of the House were to begin picking the registration list for review and action.

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