Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has a whole mountain to climb following the manner in which she handled the Shs10Bn. 

Speaker Kadaga defied High Court order blocking the dispensing of Shs10Bn to MPs.

Calls by the attorney general William Byarugaba to have her reverse the decision failed on the floor of the house.

Byarugaba in his guidance, told the house last that the move to cash money to MPs’ accounts was against court order.

Uganda Law Society have been following the proceedings in Parliament and say the speaker was out of order.

While appearing on NBS TV, Monday morning, ULS boss Simon Peter Kinobe, said: “There is potential exposure to contempt of court. My advice to the house is for them to follow the court order until something else comes up.”

Kinobe argued: “Legally, the opinion of the Attorney General is not binding on the Speaker but this time, the Speaker asked for it. Whether you agree with the court order or not, you cannot disregard it.”

He tipped: “There is a need for decorum because both the Speaker of Parliament and the Attorney General are members of the Uganda Law Society.”

Kinobe asserted: “When you disobey an order of the court, that is contempt of court. You can have a jail sentence of up to three years. Those who are using the money before the money has been set aside risk being charged with contempt of court.”

ULS Chief revealed: “However, our constitution stipulates having a fair hearing even when you are caught red-handed.”

Kinobe said: “We have already written a private letter to the Speaker calling her to order. We hope that such incidents will not happen again. What we have seen are clips and snippets of what is happening.”