Members of Parliament are pushing for amendments to the constitution and the Anti Corruption Act to reduce on the powers of the president in appointing anti corruption watchdogs.

John Ssimbwa, the Member of Parliament for Makindye East who is one of the MPs spearheading the amendment says they want the president to stop appointing the Inspector general of Government and the Auditor general.

Makindye East MP John Ssimbwa

He says when such anti corruption watchdogs are appointed by the president, they tend to fear to investigate corruption where the president or his office is involved.

Ssimbwa also says they way the law amended to allow the attachment of properties of those convicted of corruption, including looking at their family members.

He says many public officers steal money and are convicted to small sentences like one two year imprisonment but they soon come out of prison and enjoy the tax payers money that they embezzled.

Recently, many MPs were angered by President Museveni’s letter to clear former ministers Kiddu Makubuya (Attorney General), Kiruda Kivejinja (Internal Affairs) and John Alintuma Nsambu (State ICT) of causing financial loss of over 200 billion in the National Identity card procurements by the Parliamentary committee that investigated the matter. The President wrote saying the two officials had acted in good faith and not with intention to defraud the country.