PM Nabbanja Face-off with LOP Ssenyonyi as the Sovereignty Bill Debate Heats up

Added: 2026-05-12

[00:00:00]Speaker Rule 107 of our rules of procedure provides for division 1B.

[00:00:07]So a division may be ordered by the speaker or chairperson where B the speaker has announced the results of the voice voting and immediately 40 or more members stand in their places signifying their disapproval of the outcome of the vote.

[00:00:23]Honorable speaker, from what we had, the nose had it. But you announced that the eyes have it. So these are more than 40 members who are standing up to say put this to a division so that we count perhead.

[00:00:41]It is the rules of procedure. Some of you don't read the rules. You need to start reading the rules. So madame speaker, the rules allow for voting by division when 40 members stand up.

[00:00:53]This here are more than 40 members. So I would like to implore you that we do the casting by division so that we assertain because as it stands now we don't believe the announcement you made.

[00:01:07]Right. Speaker, >> honor, >> honorable members.

[00:01:21]Nobody will I will not speak before you sit.

[00:01:26]>> Madame speaker, you have to kindly rule on the 40 members standing up.

[00:01:30]>> Okay, you sit.

[00:01:34]Right honorable speaker, the rule says you've got to first assertain that these are 40 plus honorable members.

[00:01:47]Honorable members, I don't need to assertain even if you your even if you're 50, I am going to allow division.

[00:01:59]I am going to allow it and then we see Do what? Tactics of delay. We shall finish.

[00:02:43]One more again in conssonance with rule 107.

[00:03:01]40 members are standing up because we believe it is >> the rule. The rule has already been suspended.

[00:03:08]>> No, no, no. Right. Right honorable, >> has already been suspended.

[00:03:13]>> If you could listen to me for a minute.

[00:03:16]Actually, we are challenging the result you have declared. Right honorable. So, we should ascertain what you have declared because you have declared that the eyes have it. We are saying no, the nays have it. So we still need to do a division to assertain what you have declared.

[00:03:36]It's very simple because it's a ruse. So we need to assertain what you have declared >> according to 107.

[00:03:44]>> You go. We are >> so we are doing a division again.

[00:03:49]>> Yes. We will we will not get tired of it.

[00:03:55]>> Thank you for not getting tired. Even as we shall not get tired. I hope our colleagues inside are not tired.

[00:04:01]>> Prime Minister.

[00:04:10]>> This is the last one and we shall have members. Honorable speaker, please as a as a command at this side, I just want to use this microphone to tell my people that we shall not get tired.

[00:04:26]And it is going to be done today.

[00:04:29]>> Whatever.

[00:04:30]>> They told you to get out not to come to the microphone.

[00:04:33]>> You go.

[00:04:34]>> They told you to get out, not to come to the microphone and make noise.

[00:04:38]>> Go go go go go on your side.

[00:04:53]Honorable can you people move on?

[00:05:27]Honorable let's let's not honorable logo let's not take time go away stoping my age get Oh, sorry.

[00:06:20]I begging the ghetto.

[00:06:37]from this business.

[00:06:46]Honorable Hamson, the governing fifth week and those in favor are 292 and those against are 52 and the abaines is one.

[00:07:15]The eyes have it switch on.

[00:07:25]Thank you for the opportunity.

[00:07:26]>> Honorable members, can you listen to a senior council?

[00:07:30]>> Right honorable speaker.

[00:07:33]I move a motion that we move to committee stage and and I have only one reason. The bill has been discussed over and over.

[00:07:46]We have seven reports before us >> and we are ready to discuss close by clause. So I pray that I move the house to go so that your question is put 61.

[00:08:07]Yes. I beg to prove that we go committee stage.

[00:08:12]Seconded, >> seconded.

[00:08:17]Seconded by honorable pro by the all front bench, honorable man, honorable mimba, honorable honorable Vice President, Prime Minister, May Chief We Honorable Bahhati, Honorable David, Honorable Baka, Honorable Yu, Honorable Mama, Mama, Honorable Amos, Honorable, Honorable Guang Okasai, Dr. Chen, honorable Doug, honorable Paul, I charity Nesa Ada.

[00:09:25]Honor your members. Can I have some silence?

[00:09:30]Uhhuh.

[00:09:34]I put a question under the pipe. Those in favor say and the contrary. Nay.

[00:09:40]>> The eyes have it.

[00:09:42]>> The protection of sovereignity bill 2026 bills committee stage.