Civil society organizations under the Anti corruption coalition Uganda have petitioned the parliamentary commission headed by speaker Kadaga calling it to cut the salaries of all those MPs who dodge parliamentary sittings.

In a petition they handed over to one of the parliamentary commissioners also Bukedea women MP Rose Akol by executive director of the coalition Cissy Kagaba , the group say that there is no need for  the commission to continue to pay  MPs when they do not attend the session. She says MPs must be paid according to the numbers of sittings they attend to ensure value for money.

Kagaba says if parliament fails to take action against those MPs who always absent themselves from parliamentary work, then they will ask the people who elected them to represent them to demand for accountability.

While receiving the petition Rose Akol says that parliament is to involve the parliamentary committee on rules , privileges and discipline  so as the order paper always reflects the MPs on sick leave , special duties of parliament and it will include MPs attended each previous parliament sitting to expose those who dodge the parliament sessions.

The chairperson of  the  parliamentary committee on rules , privileges and discipline, Oboth Oboth, says the absence of some MPs affects the regular MPs in house who want to transact work for the country.

The concern by the civil society comes at the time when both the speaker and her deputy are forced to either adjourn or suspend the house business due to lack of quorum to take decision.