Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has been slammed for her discriminatory and anti-Buganda remarks when she chaired the council to decide whether to place the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) under the Ministry of Agriculture.
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, said the Speaker’s remarks were shocking because they did not expect him to be biased as it turned out and he strongly condemned it. However, he reminded the Speaker that the issue was not only for the Bugandans but for all Ugandans.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, said he would call his MPs to decide what to do about the matter because by law the Speaker should not show sides and that if he had been in some countries, he would have resigned now.
He also said that being a Bugandan is not a crime and Speaker Annet Anita Among should know that
The Mayor of Kampala, Erias Lukwago, said the Speaker’s remarks were illegal and a criminal offense and could even lead to a massacre.
Former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vicent Ssempijja, has said he will seek the Speaker to discuss the issues of his stirring remarks. Minister Ssempijja also laughed at those who are debating the amendments to the Rice Act and advised them that if they want to open them properly they should consult him for clarification because he introduced the Act.
Yesterday, Speaker Among was heard urging some MPs to prevent MPs from Buganda from passing their plan to block the motion and this was interpreted by many as a stigma against Bugandans.
