MP Zaake to be removed from parliament commission office – NUP committee chairman

NUP committee chairman moves motion that could see MP Zaake out of parliament commission office.
Ojara Martin Mapenduzi, the Gulu West Member of Parliament who was nominated by the National Unity Platform (NUP) as the head of the Local Government’s Accounts Committee chairman in parliament, will this today 15th February, 2022  afternoon move a motion to evict NUP’s Francis Butebi Zaake from parliament commissio where he is a commissioner.

NUP’s Mapenduzi appointed MP Zaake as Parliament Commissioner, However, as the House sits today, Mapenduzi is on the order paper to move a motion that calls for the removal of Zaake from office according to rule 110 of the rules of procedure of parliament.

This motions by Mapenduzi is to be seconded by Atim Agnes Apea the Amolatar Woman Member of Parliament from the ruling National Resistance Movement, Geoffrey Macho (Independent) the Busia legislator and Jonathan Ebwalu Soroti West Member of Parliament, also independent

The legislators accuse MP Zaake of incompetence, lack of discipline among others issues.

Rule 110 of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament provides that Member of the Commission, other than the Speaker or the Leader of Government, Leader of the Opposition or the Minister of finance may be removed from office by Parliament for;

incompetence;
misconduct;
insanity; or
inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from infirmity of body or mind.