By Nanteza Ruth Walusimbi
NATIONAL
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Anita Annet Among has halted the probe into the investigation of Nakivubo Channel redevelopment that was being conducted by Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) and instead named four MPs to conduct a fact-finding mission on the same.
The Speaker’s decision was revealed by Medard Lubega Sseggona, Chairperson COSASE during a meeting held on 26th August 2025, where he had summoned officials from Kampala Capital City Authority, Uganda Police Force, businessman Hamis Kiggundu and others to respond to various queries raised on the probe.
His remarks were in reference to a 19th August 2025 letter authored by Speaker Among in which he wrote to Dan Kimosho the Chairperson Parliament’s Committee of Physical Infrastructure asking him to lead a team comprising of David Kabanda (Kasambya County), Peter Mugema (Iganga Municipality) who were named to conduct a fact-finding mission at Nakivubo channel in Kampala.
However, the Speaker’s letter met fierce protest from MPs led by Yusuf Nsibambi (Mawokota South) who questioned the legality of the Speaker’s decision citing her failure to consult the whips of other political parties to second members to this selected team.
Hilary Kiyaga (Mawokota North) questioned the authenticity of the Speaker’s letter authored on 19th August 2025 during the same period Parliament is in recess, yet the Committee started looking into the Nakivubo redevelopment on 22nd August 2025.
Allan Ssewanyana (Makindye West) wondered if COSASE was copied into the Speaker’s letter to warrant its investigations into the matter noting that the letter did not indicate whether the speaker was communicating to this very committee.
In response to the questions raised, Sseggona declined to rule on the legality of Speaker Among’s letter and instead reminded MPs that by the time COSASE started probe into the Nakivubo redevelopment probe, the said fact-finding team from Parliament had already been installed.
