Rules committee to summon Prof Nawangwe over MP Zaake confrontation

The parliamentary committee on Rules and privileges will invite Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe to testify against Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake.

Mr Zaake is accused of confronting and insulting Nawangwe when he appeared before the Committee on Education and Sports on November 6 during the inquiry into the Makerere University strike.

It is alleged that Mr Zaake reportedly insulted Nawangwe and threatened to fight him. This is after Nawangwe reportedly failed to answer his questions.

The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga said she received reports alleging that Mr Zaake kept on interjecting when Prof Nawangwe was speaking, accusing him of not addressing his concerns while ignoring the guidance of the committee chairperson and fellow MPs.

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Kadaga orders probe into Zaake’s conduct

The Mityana Municipality MP is accused of confronting the Makerere University Vice Chancellor at Parliament on Wednesday.

Mr Clemet Obote Ogalo, the chairperson of the Rules committee said the committee will start its work on November 19. He said that Prof Nawangwe will be invited to narrate what happened.

“We will have probably most of the members of the education committee, and the professor could also come and narrate to the committee his side of the story. But I do not make decisions on my own. We will meet and agree on the terms of reference and the list of people to meet,” Ogalo said.
According to Ogalo, although they were given two weeks by the Speaker, they are most likely to complete the work in three to four days when they return.
He said their work is only to investigate, interview witnesses and write a report to Parliament on their findings.
Members of the committee on rules are in Ghana on a conference on Parliamentary Procedure.