Can US Ambbassor rassure Ugandans and members of the International Community that the Uganda so called Parliament will make "responsible decisions" during the Uganda political transition..given the fact that most of the Ugnada Members of Parliament were bribed, so to say, by the dictatorship with US Dollars 5,000..in return the MP's are expected to vote "wisely and for the propagation of NRM military dictatorship... MR. US Ambbassor this is a no brainer..bribed MPS will vote for Museveni...so what the heck is the Ambassoder talking about???????
Opoko Matek
Donors to monitor Uganda�s transition
By Mercy Nalugo
Dec 15, 2004
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PARLIAMENT � The International Community will monitor the government, particularly Parliament, to see whether they will make responsible decisions during the country�s political transition from the Movement to political parties.
The US Ambassador, Mr Jimmy Kolker, said the next 18 months would test all branches of the Ugandan government.
�Parliament in particular will be responsible for making many of the critical decisions related to political transition,� Kolker said.
�Both the Ugandan people and Uganda�s friends in the international community will be watching in hope that you will make these decisions responsibly without inappropriate outside interference and in the best interest of the Ugandan people,� he said.
He made the remarks at the launching of the Parliamentary Strategic Investment and Development Action Plan (PSIDP) for 2004/07 at Parliamentary Gardens yesterday.
The
programme is to assist the Parliamentary Commission initiate a process for institutional development of Parliament.
Kolker said international donors have been supporting Parliament and will continue supporting it until 2006.
He said the Movement leadership, after about 20 years of undeniable success and worldwide acclaim, should pave the way for handing over power from one generation to another.
Commenting on the government�s White Paper proposal to give the president powers to dissolve parliament in case of an impasse, Kolker said the Ugandan constitution does not allow such a deadlock to arise.
He said the constitution prescribes how the two arms of the government can resolve their differences to avert such a standoff.
�The system may be frustrating to some, but it is clearly laid down in the constitution,� Kolker said.
In May this year donors rejected the budget proposal by the Minister of Finance, citing unjustified increases on the Defenc
e
expenditure and the Shs30 billion to finance an unnecessary expensive referendum to decide whether the constitution should be amended to give Museveni another term.
The Prime Minister Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, saidyesterday: �The government shall amend the constitution through Parliament or the referendum so that the president is elected as many times as they wish as long as they want him.�
He praised the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Edward Ssekandi, and the Parliamentary Commission for developing the PSIDP and said government would support it.
�I call upon development partners to continue their support that will empower the Parliament to fullfill its long term vision to become an independent institution in the discharge of its constitutional mandate of representation, insight and legislation,� Nsibambi said.
While launching the PSIDP yesterday, Ssekandi said the programme was designed to assist Parliament achieve its vision of democracy, development and
institutional relations. |
� 2004 The Monitor Publications
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