Bugiri Municipality MP, Asuman Basalirwa has said he will not be signing the petition to censure former Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga and three other parliamentary commissioners implicated in the controversial service reward.
The reason behind his decision is quite personal as he will be representing Mpuuga and Solomon Silwany as their lawyer in a corruption case.
During an interview, Basalirwa made it known that he could not sign the petition due to this conflict of interest.
Explaining his position further, Basalirwa mentioned that when lawyer Male Mabirizi filed a case against the commissioners, in the Anti-Corruption court, Mpuuga and Silwany asked him to be their legal representative.
He went on to say that it would not be fair or ethical for him to sign the petition while simultaneously serving as their lawyer.
The motion for censure brought forth by legislators led by Lwemiyaga County MP, Theodore Ssekikubo accuses Mpuuga and three backbench commissioners of corruption and misusing their positions when they received unexplained millions of money in the guise of service rewards.
