Uganda, April 28 -- If a Member of Parliament (MP) wants to be scorned in the House, they should attempt to raise the issue of alleged profligacy in Parliament.

First, it was Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo who framed it as debate on the recent parliament exhibition, an online campaign led by activists Agatha Atuhaire and Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, in which they published documents showing leaders in Parliament were apportioning themselves millions of shillings via various bank accounts of parliamentary staff, saying it was meant for corporate social responsibility (CSR).

The leaked documents also exposed the Shs500 million "service award" that was given to former Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Parliament, now parliamentary commis...