Kahinda Otafire the constitutional affairs minister.

Parliament has given the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Kahinda Otafire an ultimatum of two weeks in order to furnish the house with the status of the elections of village councils.

The directive was issued by the deputy speaker of parliament after opposition MPs who included; Mukono municipality MP, Betty Nambooze ,Busiro East MP Medard  Segoona ,Kira municipality MP, Ibrahim semujju Nganda and leader of opposition, Winfred Kiiza among others questioned when the government will hold the village council elections saying the people are demanding for new leaders to take over the new offices.

Nambooze said that people want to know what they should do with the leaders of village councils who are holding offices illegally.

The opposition chief whip, Ibrahim Semujju Nganda is concerned that the current illegal village councils are presiding over the sale of properties like land.

Otafire had earlier during his submission told parliament that he has no money to order for the election of village councils although parliament before 2016 elections passed the local government amendment bill 2014 for election of village leaders to be done through lining up.

However, after the deputy speaker‘s directive, Otafire promised to adhere to parliament stand and in two weeks will give the status of village council elections.