It is no longer funny; it has instead turned dramatic as the number of MPs being thrown out of Parliament for different electoral malpractices hits crescendo levels. For the first time in history of parliamentary democracy in Uganda, the courts have established that a good number of people who run for legislative office are not qualified to even run a kiosk. In their respective probes, the courts have also established that several people employ underhand methods to access parliament as MPs.
And today Lady Justice Margaret Tibulya of the High Court in Masaka was in no mood to entertain the trend that has bastardised parliamentary elections in Uganda; she threw out Lwengo Woman legislator Cissy Namujju for lack of the requisite qualifications for MP, and then turned her muzzle to Kooki County MP Boaz Kasirabo Ninsiima, whom she threw out of Parliament for rigging of votes.
Indeed, Ms Namujju, who election was challenged by Mr Martin Sserwanga, will live to rue the day she abandoned class, while Mr Ninsiima, whose election was challenged by Mr David Mpuuga, will never forget the day he contemplated the stealing of votes as the surest way to make it to the House.
And because of the dubious behavior of Ms Namujju and Mr Ninsiima, the Electoral Commission has now been ordered to conduct fresh elections in their former constituencies.
Both Namujju and Ninsiima belong to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and their ouster brings to 24 the number of ruling party MPs that has been thrown out of the august House thus far.
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