Nalukoola makes demands after swearing in as MP to replace late Ssegirinya

Newly elected Member of Parliament for Kawempe North, Elias Nalukoola, has started life as a legislator in the eleventh Parliament with enthusiasm and energy following his delayed swearing in on Wednesday.

Shortly after his swearing in at Parliament, Nalukoola asked Speaker Anita Annet Among to accord him some substantial time on the Order Paper to articulate the predicament in Kawempe North and use of the unutilized time that wasn’t used by the former MP, Muhammad Segirinya due to his ill health that deprived his voters of representation in Parliament.

He asked the Speaker that when that time comes of making his maiden speech, he isn’t restricted to the two minutes allocated to MPs, but instead he is allowed to inform the nation of the issues affecting Kawempe North.

“I request that when the sitting resumes, I will be accorded an opportunity to communicate to Parliament and the nation about the state of affairs of Kawempe North constituency, which has not been represented substantively for so long, And at that moment, I will make a request that we be accorded some more minutes, those which have not been used by our beloved, Muhammad Ssegirinya. Indeed, the people of Kawempe North will be so grateful, because even as we talk now, we are suffering from floods, among other predicaments,”Nalukoola said.

Among agreed to allocate Nalukoola more time for speaking noting, “When the House resumes, we will give you space. Because truth be told, they’ve not been represented for some time, because Ssegirinya was sick for some time, and they were deprived of representation. Welcome to 11th Parliament.”

The Speaker also instructed the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige to ensure that Nalukoola receives all benefits entitled to him as MP noting, “I will instruct that after this, you will provide the MP all his benefits including a car, even if he is going to be here for only a short time.”