Uganda, March 12 -- Opposition MPs yesterday demanded that Parliament be recalled from a self-imposed break to address itself to issues raised in an ongoing anti-corruption campaign being waged on social media.

Mr Joel Ssenyonyi, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LoP), said at a media briefing that the House must have a say on the explosive allegations about abuse of office and public funds on such a grand scale in the House.

Over the past fortnight, the allegations have raged on the micro-blogging site, X under the hashtag #UgandaParliamentExhibition. The lawyer, journalist and social justice activist, Ms Agather Atuhaire, has teamed up with university don, satirist and social commentator, Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, and others...