KYENJOJO BODA RIDER CHALLENGES MPs' HUGE ALLOWANCES IN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT; SEEKING THEIR NULLIFICATION AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
BY OUR REPORTER A Boda Boda rider from Kyenjojo District has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that the salaries, allowances and other emoluments awarded to Members of Parliament are unconstitutional, null and void. The Petitioner, Robert Mwesige, a Ugandan citizen and taxpayer who earns a living as a Boda Boda rider, instituted the petition under Constitutional Petition No. COA-00-CV-CPC-0010-2026, naming Parliament of Uganda as the 1st Respondent and the Attorney General as the 2nd Respondent. GROUNDS OF THE PETITION In his petition, Mwesige contends that the impugned benefits conferred upon Members of Parliament are excessive, disproportionate and inconsistent with the prevailing economic realities in Uganda, where the majority of citizens continue to grapple with poverty, unemployment and the rising cost of living. He avers that the said benefits were approved and are being implemented without sufficient transparency, public participation and accou...