With only two days left to round off the recommended 10 working days to raise signatures, Kasambya North Member of Parliament, Gaffa Mbwatekamwa has been forced to withdraw the Gen Elly Tumwine censure motion after failing to raise the required 150 signatures.
“I am disappointed,” said Mbwatekamwa revealing that he has already officially written to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga informing her about the withdrawal of the motion.
He said even MPs who were foul-crying on the floor of Parliament asking the institution to discipline Gen Tumwine have all dodged to sign the petition. By press time, the MP had only gathered 39 signatures.
Mbwatekamwa moved the motion accusing Tumwine for obstructing the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights from accessing safe houses and other ungazetted detention centres. He also faulted him (Tumwine) for blocking the head of Internal Security Organisation (ISO) Col. Kaka Bagyenda from appearing as a witness before the same committee.