Mathias Mpuuga has warned that there is a syndicate plotting to keep MPs Ssewanyana and Ssegirinya in detention for an extended period of time.
Mpuuga, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, called upon the house to intervene and ensure the legislators are freed.
The State has been unable to prosecute their case for a full year, and the judge has been changed; it is disheartening,” Mpuuga said during a plenary session chaired by Speaker Anita Among yesterday.
The Leader of opposition also criticized the judiciary, accusing it of denying two constituencies representation in Parliament for a year.
He expressed disappointment that the Judiciary had failed to prosecute MPs Allan Ssewanyana (NUP, Makindye Division West) and Muhammad Ssegirinya (NUP, Kawempe Division North), who were arrested in September 2021 in connection with killings in the greater Masaka area.
He characterized the continued detention as a deliberate attempt to persecute the MPs and an assault on the constitution.
Mpuuga claimed that all attempts to contact the Chief Justice and the Principal Judge were met with hostility.
This morning, Mpuuga led a team of opposition MPs to visit Kigo Prison where both Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana are being detained. END.