The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has formed a select committee to investigate claims of corruption and infighting at the National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
The Speaker said the names of five people on the select committee will be out next Monday.
The Speaker said she would carefully identify key lawmakers who would not be compromised, noting that there is a need to restore public faith in NSSF.
The Speaker’s decision came after a heated debate during which Gender Minister Betty Amongi was quizzed about claims that she piled pressure on NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba to give her Shs 6bn for her activities to promote the Fund.
During the plenary session, Naome Kabasharira wondered how Amongi could defy a presidential directive and board of directors on the reappointment of Byarugaba as NSSF MD owing to stellar performance of the Fund.
Amongi reappointed Byarugaba’s Deputy Patrick Ayota and deferred Byarugaba’s, saying she needed to conduct more consultations.
The Speaker wondered why Minister Amongi’s deferral of Byarugaba’s reappointment occurred after denying her access to Shs 6bn.
Speaker Among challenged Minister Amongi to explain why she defied Museveni’s letter directing her to appoint Byarugaba as NSSF MD.
However, Amongi wrote to the NSSF board saying she had received petitions from whistleblowers and ordered fresh investigations into claims of corruption at the Fund.
