Members of Parliament who voted against Constitutional Amendment Bill, (No. 2) 2017 have been dropped as heads of parliamentary sectorial committees.
This happened on Tuesday while party whips were designating members to sit on different Sectoral committees in accordance with Article 90 (1) of the Constitution provides that ‘Parliament shall appoint standing committees & other committees necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions.’
During the designation, Most NRM MPs who voted against age limit Bill in December last year and were serving in different parliamentary committees as chairpersons and vice chairpersons have been dropped.
Among them include; Mbale District Woman MP Connie Galiwango who has been dropped as chairperson, committee on Education and replaces with Pallisa county MP Jacob Opolot .
Buvuma Islands MP Robert Migadde Ndugwa has been dropped as chairperson of Agriculture committee and replaced with Abim District Woman MP Janet Okori -moe
Fortportal Municipality MP Alex Ruhunda has been dropped as the chairperson of committee on Trade and replaced with Nansana munincipality MP Robert Sebunya.
Kiryandongo District Woman MP Helen Kahunde has been dropped as vice chair health committee and replace with Baguma Spelanza.
Suzan Amero, Amuria woman MP has been dropped as vice chairperson presidential Affairs committee and replaced with Napak District Woman MP Nyakuni Jessica.
Others who have been dropped as chairperson of the committees despite voting in favour of age limit Bill include; Judith Nabakoba who has been the chairperson of defense and internal Affairs committee.
Isingiro South MP Alex Byarugaba who has been the Chairperson of the Parliaments’ committee on Natural Resources has been dropped and replaced with Kefa Kiwanuka.