PHOTO; It’s a no deal! Bobi and LOP Ssenyonyi
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NATIONAL Unity Platform (NUP) Supreme leader Hon. Robert Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has blocked a money deal involving his Leader of Opposition in Parliament Joel Bisekezi Ssenyonyi worth millions of Uganda Shillings.
The Nakawa West legislator was among members of Parliament set to travel to Mombasa-Kenya to participate in the East African Inter-Parliamentary games scheduled to commence in December this year. Bobi Wine says, Ssenyonyi and other MPs will be wasting taxpayers’ hard earned money.
According to sources within Parliament, Ordinary members of Parliament who will travel to Mombasa get a per diem of $720 per night, translating into Ugx 2,736,000 per night at a rate of Ugx Shs. For the 2 weeks MPS will spend at the games, each participant will be entitled to a per diem of shs 38,300,000 million.
The current Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi is one of those who have been training in the discipline of volley and given the order for the Opposition not to attend these games, he’s one of those affected.
According to Parliament’s Per diem ratings, the Leader of the Opposition earns a Per diem of $890 per night, translating into Ugx 3,306,500 per night at a rate of Ugx 3,800.
In case, the Leader of the Opposition attends the games, he would pocket Ugx 46,291,000 for the 2 weeks he would spend at the games.
Bobi’s directive cuts across all NUP Members of Parliament, Kyagulanyi has directed that, Ssenyonyi and any of NUP MPs who will disobey his orders, will pay for his or his sins at time t.
For starters, Ssenyonyi and many NUP MPs have been practicing for the Inter-Parliamentary games and they were set to travel to Mombasa. In fact, they back mullions in per diem. Bobi has strongly warned them not to dare participate in the games.
Kenya will be hosting this year’s 14th Edition of the Inter-Parliamentary Games with the participation of 700 to 800 Members of Parliament (MPs) and parliamentary staff, from EAC countries.
The event aims at enhancing collaboration, foster networking, and bond between the National Legislatures and EALA. As well, these games serve as a platform to raise awareness among citizens of the EAC about the integration process through engaging in sporting activities.
On 4th this month of September, Members of Parliament from all Political divide and staffs of Parliament started trainings in different sporting disciplines namely; football, netball, volleyball, tug of war, basketball, golf, athletics, and darts in preparation for the games.
However, information coming from Kavule, National Unity Platform party headquaters, an order has been given out by the Party President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu to the Leader of the Opposition and all NUP MPS not to participate in these games, citing wastage of funds.
According to sources who preferred anonymity, the directive was made in addition to the earlier decision, given to the leader of the Opposition, that saw some opposition members of Parliament boycott Parliamentary regional sitting in Gulu last month.
“The opposition must be consistent with decisions it undertakes, if we boycotted Gulu regional sitting over wastage of tax payers’ money, we should also boycott Inter-Parliamentary games because it’s also a wastage of tax payers’ money yet that money can be diverted to other urgent issues, such as medical interns, help Kiteezi landfill victims who are currently stranded” a source at NUP told us. On 7th August this year, the leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi announced to the press, that the Opposition shadow cabinet had voted that the Opposition boycotts the Gulu regional sitting over wastage of tax payers’ money.
Over 100 sportsmen and women including Members of parliament and staffs will take part in these games.
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