Uganda, March 15 -- The loud silence of many Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) over the unfolding multibillion spending scandal in Parliament is feeding speculation and suspicions they may have been compromised.

But their apparent reluctance to engage even as an online campaign -- using the hashtag #UgandaParliamentExhibition -- led by social justice activists, including journalist-cum-lawyer Agather Atuhaire and Makerere University don, Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, has since February 26 exposed the dark underbelly of the House.

Among the allegations are claims that House Speaker Anita Among, a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, was allocated billions in questionable travel allowances.

She has also been im...