The leader of the opposition in parliament, Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, has announced a continuation of the opposition parliamentary boycott into the sixth week, after his meeting with the government yielding no good.
Mpuuga said at a press briefing that, though the opposition had talks with the government, no progress has been made, and thus, the opposition will not be part of the plenary today.
Mpuuga said that their duty as Opposition is to insist, if the executive acts adamant, and that where need be, they will change strategy, but as of now, they are bare contented with the ongoing boycott.
The leader of opposition claimed that their boycott has made the executive uncomfortable and that the comfort ‘is on their faces, but they are hurting. Mpuuga instated that the Opposition will stay away from the proceedings until the Government officially communicates to them in detail the exact time frame, in which the issues they raised in parliament, will be addressed.
The opposition parliamentary boycott started on October 10, 2023, when the government failed to respond to concerns raised by National Unity Platform legislators about the arrest of their leaders and supporters. The boycott took another twist when Mpuuga asked the Government to come clean on the November 2020 murders, abductions and other human rights-related concerns.
