By Daniel Bakalangudde.
The Opposition in Parliament has threatened to disrupt proceedings in the House if the government does not produce their missing members.
Oppostion Shadow Minister for Defense and Security Hon Derrick Nyeko said they are tired of government’s empty promises.
He said Government promised them that they would stop the abductions of National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters but continues abductions and detentions .
Leader of Opposition Hon. Mathias Mpuuga asked Parliament not to keep silent while the country was being invaded by the dreaded tinted “drones” abducting people and forcing their memebers to disappear by unidentified gunmen.
Hon. Mpuuga reported on an alleged abduction of Teddy Nalubwama, whose family has failed to locate her.
He said despite the commitments from the government telling Parliament that the abductions and forced disappearances are under control, abductions have continued .
Nyeko who is also the Makindye East MP said they are demanding for an action from the government on those abducting the NUP supporters. Meanwhile Opposition has vowed not to submit the contacts of the relatives of the abductees as requested by government due to fears that the action would jeopardize families members.
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, chaired a meeting where Government requested NUP to submit particulars of the abductees including names, places of kidnap or village and phone contacts to facilitate smooth tracing of the victims.
But shadow Minister for Internal Affairs Hon.Abdullah Kiwanuka said they have realized that once the contacts of families of victims are availed it will lead to arrest of remaining relatives hence increasing the number of victims.
Hon. Kiwanuka who is also Mukono North MP said that so far they have compiled a list of 12 abductees to be submitted to the office of the speaker so that government can use it to produce the abductees.
“They asked us to furnish them with full particulars of the missing persons. We accepted to furnish them with the information. ,” he said.
But the opposition in parliament is also demanding that parliament establishes a select committee to investigate abductions cases and search for the disappearances of their people.
Meanwhile Opposition in parliament has asked the Kenyan citizens and government to disregard the alleged tweet posts by Uganda’s former Commander of Land Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba that cause a stir , a provocation and insult to their sovereign state.
Early this month Gen Muhoozi tweeted that it would take his army UPDF two weeks to capture Kenya’s capital Nairobi which attracted mixed reactions both from Kenyans and Ugandans who perceived it as disrespect to the independence of the two states.
Opposition Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Hon. Muwadda Nkunyinyi said the matter is defeating for the person of Gen Muhoozi who is a serving army general and a son to the highly respected President in the East African region and Africa to tweet such undiplomatic statements.
Hon. Muwadda who is also Kyadondo East MP said Muhoozi’s tweets undermined the efforts of the East African integration, and sovereignty of the two states which could cause a diplomatic hitch between the two countries resulting in serious disagreement or blockade on Uganda’s transit goods and movement of persons.
The tweets caused a big diplomatic hitch and a storm that threatend the cordial relationship betweeen Uganda and neighbours Kenya.
Uganda government was put in a precarious position and officials hurriedly disassociated the country unfortunate claims that the army had plans to attack Kenya.
Uganda Foreign Affairs Ministry gave Kenya government assurances of “no cause for alarm” and strengthened existing bilateral relationship between the two countries ■
