Speaker Among, Opposition Mps Unhappy With Low Gov't Ministes, MPs Turnup During Paying Tribute To Hon Sseggirinya

The speaker of Parliament Rt.Hon.Anita Annet Among received the body of Late Kawempe North Legislator Hon Muhammad Sseggirinya  at Parliament .

During a special sitting in honor of the fallen legislator Sseggirinya, Speaker Anita Among expressed dismay over the low turnup of legislators.

 She warned the MPs against politicizing Ssegirinya’s death blaming the leader of government business in parliament ( the Prime Minister) her deputies and other front desk members.

 The fallen legislator belonged to main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) led by singer and politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine.

“When such a thing happens, we all ought to be here, to give a decent send off to our colleague. There is no politics in these things. We should never have politics when we have lost our own because today it is me, tomorrow it is somebody else. We are all imperfect mortal beings whose final destiny is death,” the speaker noted.

“I therefore urge all of you to love each other, be there for each other, appreciate one another, irrespective of the weaknesses, shortcomings, let us be there for each other and that is what we will be remembered for.” 

Speaker Anita Among has pledged to take care of one of the late Ssegirinya’s children, Naggirinya. Once she finishes her Primary education, she will take her to her school in Bukedea for higher education.

 In the same lane of complaining about the absence of most MPs and ministers , is the leader of opposition in parliament Joel Ssenyonyi, who comes from Ssegirinya’s NUP.

“I also want to express my disappointment, Deputy Prime Minister has just walked in, before that, there was no one on the Front Bench. Yesterday, I reached out to you intending to move this motion, given that Ssegirinya was one of us, the practice is, normally the Prime Minister moves the motion and the Leader of Opposition seconds the motion, something I was very comfortable with,” said Ssenyonyi.

The legislators pledged to contribute Shs300,000 each totaling to Shs150m to support the family of the late Hon Muhammad Ssegirinya.