Parliament has directed the government to present a detailed report on the allegations of security brutality against opposition leaders and supporters.
The directive was announced by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, while chairing the plenary session.
Tayebwa asked Prime Minister Robina Nabbanja to bring a statement responding to allegations that security forces used brutality and barbaric methods to arrest leaders and carry out a siege at the opposition National Unity Platform offices on Independence Day, October 9th.
This was after opposition MPs had vowed not to return to Parliament until the government apologized for the brutality.
MP Mathias Mpuuga, while chairing opposition’s caucus at Parliament on Wednesday, said they will not return to Parliament for plenary sittings until the government has issued a substantive apology and commitment to end the brutality and barbaric acts committed against them by security forces.
“We reiterated our demand that the regime offers an explanation in regard to the continued violation of the rights of various Opposition supporters and leaders as well as the siege on NUP headquarters,” said LoP Mpuuga.
On Tuesday, Deputy Speaker Tayebwa castigated the opposition for boycotting parliamentary sessions, terming it an ambush, saying that such a matter should have been discussed between the leader of the opposition and his office.
The protest stemmed from the arrest of NUP legislators Joel Ssenyonyi, Luis Rubongoya, supporters and clergymen.
