Over 39 Civil society organizations have petitioned parliament demanding for immediate action against the former minister s for health who were implicated in the mismanagement of HIV/ AIDS funds.

The petition was presented to the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah by the head of the group Lukia Nyombi at parliament.

Lukia Nyombi said that the judiciary should speed up the case against  Jim Muhwezi , Mike Mukula and Alex Kamugisha and people  to recover the stolen GAVI money for the benefit of health service delivery in the country.

She said that prosecution of the people who stole the GAVI funds has delayed for years; instead the ministry of health has taken money from health budget worth 2 billion shillings to reimburse the stolen funds.

The group demanded the donors to pressure for accountability of public given to Uganda government as aid.

Receiving the petition the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah promised to study the petition and make appropriate action.

HE however said that parliament has no powers to pressurize the judiciary because it works independently.

By Isaac Senabulya