The Parliamentary Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Discipline has found the Minister of State for Housing, Hon Persis Namuganza guilty of gross misconduct and misbehavior after making impugned statements in the media in May this year.
It is alleged that Hon. Namuganza took to social media and television questioning the powers and integrity of the presiding officers to form Adhoc Committees to investigate the Nakawa-Naguru land allocation. Her actions were referred to the Committee on Rules for inquiry.
In its observation, the Committee report presented by the vice chairperson, Hon Charles Onen during Wednesday's plenary sitting found that the conduct and behavior of Hon Namuganza constitute gross misconduct and misbehavior and are not befitting of a Member of Parliament, more so a Minister.
“The statements made by Hon Namuganza on social media imputed improper motives to Parliament and its presiding officers and were therefore an affront to the dignity of Parliament. They denigrated public trust and confidence in the integrity of the Office of the Speaker, members, and the institution of Parliament and brought the House and its members into disrepute,” the report reads.
The Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Discipline recommended that the House invokes Article 118(1) (b) of the Constitution and Rule 106 of the Rules of Procedure to censure Hon Persis Namuganza.
In his ruling, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa deferred the debate on the report to next week to allow MPs and the accused to internalize the report.