Opposition leader Ssenyonyi alleges four Parliamentary Commissioners received second 'service award'; Parliament denies

Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi said in a statement that four Parliamentary Commissioners, Mathias Mpuuga, Solomon Silwany, Esther Afoyochan and Prossy Akampulira Mbabazi, had weeks earlier each received a further Shs 400 million 'service award' routed through the Parliamentary SACCO. Parliament's Director of Communications Chris Obore rejected the claim as speculation, saying the Clerk to Parliament had paid commissioners only salaries and honoraria. According to ChimpReports, the Parliamentary Commission had issued no written statement by press time.