Deputy Speaker Oulanyah
By Sheila Naturinda & Isaac Imaka (email the author)
Posted Tuesday, July 19 2011 at 13:26
Posted Tuesday, July 19 2011 at 13:26
Hardly two months in office the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, is fighting to save his political life, for playing partisan politics.
The Opposition has called for his resignation after it was found out that he attended the NRM party caucus activities and meetings in Rwakitura and Masaka over the weekend.
According to the constitution and the Parliamentary rules of procedure, the office of the speaker is supposed to impartial, and its holder is not supposed take part in partisan politics.
Addressing the press at Parliament, the leader of opposition Nandala Mafabi said that the speaker’s move has affected the integrity of the office of deputy speakership and that Mr Oulanyah has lost the moral integrity of being a Speaker.
The constitution dictates that if a person holding the office of the deputy speaker indulges in actions that bring contempt and ridicule, and shame to the office, such a person should vacate the office.
Oulanyah is set to address a press conference to defend his position.
In the earlier press conference attended by all shadow cabinet ministers, the MPs also condemned what they called wasteful expenditure by President Museveni’s to fund party activities using public money.
They also condemned the proposal by Museveni’s government to scrap bail and promised to challenge the Bill in the courts of law when it comes to the House. More update to follow.
Parliamentary rules of procedure on censuring a Speaker Rule 92- Procedure for the removal of Speaker or Deputy Speaker
(1) A motion for a resolution for the removal of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker from office shall be moved in the following manner-
(1) A motion for a resolution for the removal of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker from office shall be moved in the following manner-
(a) seven days' notice, signed by not less than one-third of all Members of Parliament, shall be given to the Clerk;
(b) the Clerk shall, within twenty four hours of receipt of the list of names, forward the notice to the Speaker or Deputy Speaker, as the case may be;
(c) the motion shall be tabled in Parliament and shall be listed for debate within fourteen days after receipt of the notice by the Speaker or Deputy Speaker;
(d) in debating the motion under paragraph (c) Parliament shall constitute itself into a Committee, which shall report its findings to Parliament for adoption.
(e) the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker is entitled to appear in person and to be assisted or represented by a lawyer or any other person when the Committee of the whole House is considering the motion for his or her removal.
(2) The provisions of sub-rules (3) to (8) of rule 91 shall apply to the removal of the Speaker or Deputy Speaker with such modification as may be necessary.
(3) Neither the Speaker nor the Deputy Speaker in respect of whom proceedings for removal have commenced, shall preside over the proceedings.62
(4) If Parliament passes the motion for the removal of the Speaker or Deputy Speaker by not less than two-thirds majority of all the voting Members of Parliament, the Spe
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