Last year on September 18, Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige wrote to the then Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Parliament Chris Obore and directed him to take his accumulated leave of 144 days.
Parliament had to change locks of the doors to Obore’s office to force him go for leave, for he had earlier defied Kibirige’s directives.
Obore’s forced leave had almost elapsed but he is yet to be allowed to return to office, as Jane Kibirige has written to him today, notifying him of the decision to extend his leave until further notice.
In a letter signed by Kibirige, Obore has been instructed to stay out of office for an undisclosed period of time until the Parliamentary Commission has guided on the way forward.
“While awaiting to be guided on the way forward by the Commission, I have been directed to instruct you to remain away from your duties on the same terms as earlier communicated to you in my letter of September 18, 2019 until the Commission guides accordingly,” the letter reads in part.
Obore’s leave extension means that the Deputy Clerk Corporate Affairs Hellen Nanteza who has been acting as Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs at Parliament will continue doing so.