{"id":1238,"date":"2025-05-20T11:52:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T11:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blizz.co.ug\/news\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2025-05-20T11:52:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T11:52:24","slug":"joel-ssenyonyi-opposition-mps-to-walkout-of-parliament-over-updf-and-political-parties-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blizz.co.ug\/news\/joel-ssenyonyi-opposition-mps-to-walkout-of-parliament-over-updf-and-political-parties-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Ssenyonyi Leads Opposition MP&#8217;s to Walkout of Parliament Over \u201cRushed\u201d UPDF and Political Parties Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>There was high drama in Parliament today as Opposition Members of Parliament, led by Leader of the Opposition <strong>Joel Ssenyonyi<\/strong>, boycotted plenary in protest over what they described as the <strong>\u201crushed handling\u201d<\/strong> of two critical Bills.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protest comes as the House debated the Uganda Peoples\u2019 Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill and the Political Parties and Organisations (Amendment) Bill, which the opposition claims were being fast-tracked without proper public consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his presentation before walking out, Ssenyonyi expressed deep concern over the speed at which the two Bills were being processed, saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThese Bills carry significant implications for national security and the political space. Rushing them through Parliament without broad stakeholder engagement is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Ssenyonyi further clashed with Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during plenary, emphasizing that legislation of this nature should reflect the voices of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the protest, Speaker Anita Among and Legal Committee Chairperson Stephen Baja Mugabi defended the timeline, citing Parliamentary rules of procedure which permit the processing of Bills within 45 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe law allows for these Bills to be introduced, debated, and passed within the same day if necessary,\u201d the Speaker ruled, allowing the House to proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIDEO: Leader of Opposition <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoelSsenyonyi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoelSsenyonyi<\/a> and opposition MPs have walked out of Parliament, refusing to participate in what they describe as a sham process.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBSUpdates?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBSUpdates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PlenaryUg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PlenaryUg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NBSParliamentLive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NBSParliamentLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4lZF96c4El\">pic.twitter.com\/4lZF96c4El<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBS Television (@nbstv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nbstv\/status\/1924743424533557514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was high drama in Parliament today as Opposition Members of Parliament, led by Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi, boycotted plenary in protest over what they described as the \u201crushed handling\u201d of two critical Bills. 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