Plenary set for Thursday
Parliament has stepped up its security and surveillance as it resumes business on Thursday. In a statement released today by the clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesigye, Parliament will resume business on November 18 at 2:00 pm.
The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among, yesterday directed that the House suspend plenary after two bombs exploded at the IPS building along Parliament Avenue and the Central Police Station-CPS, Kampala on Buganda road.
Six people died and 33 others were injured as a result.
Plenary set for Thursday
Consequently, security at the gates of Parliament has been beefed up. Apparently, no one, including legislators, is allowed inside the precincts without identification.
Security is currently screening vehicles, bags, and luggage all the way from Uganda Railways grounds stretching from National theater to Ministry of Justice , Cafe Javas Parliamentary Avenue up to City Hall.
All staff of Parliament including MPs and Journalists must to wear their identity cards before gaining access to the legislative premises. Non staff and visitors have been denied access to the building.
Inside Parliament, there is no indication of the resumption of plenary and committee sittings as the situation still remains tense with only a handful of workers seen around the precincts of the house.
By Zainab Ali
