The former Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on legal Affairs, Stephen Tashobya has allayed fears that members of parliament who were elected as Independents and have been appointed as cabinet ministers, risk losing their seats.
There were reports that the Court ruling that saw over 75 MPs thrown out of the 8th Parliament for crossing to other political parties under article 83 0f the Constitution might affect new Ministers who have been appointed as Ministers but on Independent ticket in Parliament.
But Tashobya, who is also the MP for Kajara County in Ntungamo District says the Ministers who are Cabinet but do not hold NRM ticket will be allowed to sign a memorandum of understanding and can be incorporated in the party as members.
Tashobya in an Interview with Journalists at Parliament revealed that article 83 of the Constitutional of Uganda does not bar any Independent MP from exercising his/her right with a political party provided one does not publicly declare that he has crossed.
He said that the new Ministers can perform their duties diligently following the Constitution.