By URN
The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has returned 500 iron sheets diverted from Karamoja to the disaster management stores under the Office of the Prime Minister.
Among who was implicated alongside other senior ministers for wrongfully benefiting from over 12,000 iron sheets destined for Karamoja made the announcement during plenary sitting on Wednesday.
Pressure has been piling up on the wrongful beneficiaries of the iron sheets which were being distributed by the Ministry of Karamoja Affairs headed by Dr. Mary Goretti Kitutu who has since admitted mismanagement of the consignment.
Among revealed to legislators that she already purchased the 500 iron sheets and directed her personal assistant to return them to the OPM stores to demonstrate transparency and accountability on her side.
John Baptist Nambeshe, the Manjiya County MP in Bududa district observed that the decision taken by the Speaker shows remorsefulness for the illegality committed and implored all other wrongful beneficiaries of the relief item to do the same.
Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda amused the House after he expressed concern why some Ministers such as Prime Minister, Robinnah Nabbanja who received 3,000 iron sheets have not yet been arrested by the police.
Other Ministers faulted for benefiting from the relief iron sheets include; Matia Kasaija, the Minister of Finance, his deputies Henry Musasizi and Amos Lugolobi, the Vice President Jessica Alupo, Denis Hamson Obua, the Government Chief Whip and Rebecca Kadaga, the Minister of East Africa Community Affairs.
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