Buoyed by the small breakthroughs they have made in the three-week boycott of plenary, the opposition in Parliament has vowed to carry on until its seven pre-conditions are fully met.
The last walkout on October 19 this year was precipitated by what was termed a failure by the government to respond to grave human rights concerns.
During the sitting, Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga demanded that the State take accountability for excesses including the harassment of fishermen by the marine unit, the November 2020 shootings, and the unconditional release of political prisoners among many others.
However, in response, the State Minister for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, said some of these matters had been amicably settled while others were eye-brow raising, something that angered the opposition lawmakers.
Earlier on October 19, this year, the Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa had expressed misgivings about the opposition boycott and disclosed that he had reached out to Speaker Anita Among to diffuse tensions.
Three weeks later, even with the return of Speaker Among, Mpuuga yesterday told journalists at Parliament that they are not willing to end the boycott.
Mpuuga added that their statement remains the same that they shall wait to get the response not from the House but he expects Government to communicate to him officially so that together with the caucus they process the context of the response to be able to verify their efficacy and detail.
