The Authorities Chief Whip, Hon. Denis Hamson Obua has applauded the eleventh Parliament for holding the primary ever regional plenary sittings in Gulu Metropolis, Northern Uganda.
Obua made the remarks through the plenary sitting at Kaunda grounds, Gulu Metropolis on Wednesday, 28 August 2024.
He paid tribute to Speaker, Anita Amongst for championing the regional plenary sittings.
“That is the primary time in submit and pre-independence that the Parliament is sitting exterior the Capital, Kampala and we have to commend you,” Obua stated.
He added, “You [Speaker] will stay within the historical past of our Parliament to have set the document of taking the Parliament to the individuals as a result of the legislative energy is derived from the individuals,” stated Obua
Obua additional famous that even after the promulgation of the 1995 Structure, Parliament had not held plenary sittings exterior Kampala.
“Legally, the farmers of the structure envisaged a scenario the place the presiding officer would take Parliament to any a part of the nation, so long as it’s in Uganda,” Obua stated.
He applauded the Speaker for operationalizing Article 95 (2) which states that , “A session of Parliament shall be held at such place inside Uganda and shall begin at such time because the Speaker could, by proclamation, appoint”.
“Implying any Member of this Home who refuses to be in Gulu, that act ought to be termed unconstitutional and towards the Guidelines of Process,” Obua stated.
The Authorities Chief Whip additionally stated that the regional plenary sittings are an financial increase to the individuals of Northern Uganda.
“Within the final two weeks, committees had been deployed in Northern Uganda, and the members stayed in accommodations, ate meals from eating places and fueled vehicles. Even the farmer advantages as a result of we’re consuming regionally grown meals,” Obua stated.
“The sitting termed as regional has three elementary importances that should be go on document; legally, economically and traditionally and the multiplier impact is superb,” Obua stated.
Parliament is holding plenary sittings in Gulu Metropolis from Wednesday, 28 to Friday, 30 August 2024, throughout which focus shall be placed on debating pertinent points affecting Northern Uganda.
Parliament plans to carry comparable sittings in Western, Jap and Central Uganda.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.