The deputy speaker of Parliament Hon Jacob Oulanyah has asked government to present a comprehensive statement on remarks uttered by Uganda’s ambassador to Burundi Maj. Gen. Matayo Kyaligonza in which he allegedly insulted parliament.
Oulanyah’s directive followed a statement by the First Deputy Prime Minister, Gen. Moses Ali who asked legislators to stop demanding for the recall of Ambassador Matayo Kyaligonza from Burundi.
He advised Members of Parliament to instead focus on their legislative duties and leave the issue of sanctioning Kyaligonza to Army Generals.
Kyaligonza was accused in February this year together with his guards of assaulting Esther Namaganda, a female traffic police officer in Seeta in Mukono District for trying to stop his driver from making a U-turn on a wrong way.
Parliament resolved on February 27th, 2019 to recall Kyaligonza from his diplomatic duties in Burundi for his unbecoming behaviour.
The General in a TV interview on Monday slammed parliament for passing such a resolution and described MPs as stupid.
The Rukungiri Municipality MP, Roland Mugume Kaginda presented the CD recording of Kyaligonza in parliament yesterday.
Kaginda urged parliament to halt the consideration of the ministerial policy statement for the Foreign Affairs Ministry for the 2019/2020 financial year until the executive implements the resolution that Kyaligonza is recalled from diplomatic service.
