Uganda, March 15 -- Parliament reconvenes this morning following calls from the Opposition and some NRM legislators for it to reconvene and discuss the ongoing allegations of mismanagement and abuse.

"Plenary sittings will resume on Friday, March 15, 2024, at 10am," Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige wrote to all MPs yesterday.

Mr Mwesige had on Wednesday told the Daily Monitor that they would only reconvene when the Speaker was ready.

Parliament was adjourned indefinitely on March 6 by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa but the move was described as ill-timed in the prevailing circumstances.

Consequently, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, on Monday, wrote to the Speaker, Ms Anita Among, asking for a recall of Parliament to a...