By Alice Lubwama
The Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has blocked the appointment of Lubaga North Member of Parliament Moses Kasibante as the Vice chairperson of the committee on commission’s state authorities and statutory enterprises.
This was after the opposition whip Semujju Nganda announced the new leadership of the accountability committees of parliament designating Kasibante as COSASE vice chairperson but Kadaga rejected his appointment noting that he will serve on the committee of appointments where she already designated him.
In August last year Moses Kasibante together with Mubarak Munyagwa were appointed by the FDC president Patric Amurait as the chairperson and vice chairperson of COSASE but their designation was derailed after the speaker ordered that they will have to wait until the two and half years of the then committee expired.
However late last year the opposition started to show their dissatisfaction with the speaker when she ruled that the term of Abdul Katuntu and Anita Among on Cosase was to be extended to allow them finalize the bank of Uganda probe.
In the other changes Amos Lugoloobi has been maintained as the chairperson of Budget committee deputized by Isiaghi Opolot, Asamo Grace and Robinah Rwakoojo have been maintained as the chairperson and vice chairperson of Equal opportunities committee, Enguyu Jenifer and Taaka Agnes are to head the Human rights committee replacing Jovah Kamateeka who has been designated on equal opportunities.
Nandala Mafabi and Okin Ojara are the new leaders of PAC replacing Angelina Osege and Gerald Karuhanga .
The rules and privileges committee will be chaired by Obote Ongalo deputized by Otto Makmot, Governement assurance to be chaired by Kaps Fungaroo deputized by Gilbert Olanya and Mubarak Munyagwa to chair the committee on commissions state and statutory enterprises commonly known as COSASE with Katuntu now to seat on the rules committee of parliament.
Kadaga however retaliate that COSASE will be allowed to finalize its probe into the closure of defunct banks with report expected next month