Parliament
has passed the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, effectively dissolving
the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA).
The passage of the Bill, which reshapes the
country’s coffee regulatory framework, took place during a plenary sitting on
Wednesday amid heightened tensions and a walkout led by Leader of the
Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi.
The session began, with opposition legislators
clashing on the floor shortly after State Minister for Works Musa Ecweru
introduced a separate bill, the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Repeal
Bill, 2024.
The sitting was suspended twice by Speaker Anita
Among, first for 30 minutes following a scuffle involving Mityana Municipality
MP Francis Zaake and Kilak North MP Anthony Akol. Zaake alleged the presence of
a firearm in the chamber, sparking chaos as he attempted to confront the
Speaker’s bodyguard, leading to a physical altercation with Akol.
Following the first suspension, Speaker Among
returned to announce a second suspension and ordered the removal of 12 MPs,
including Zaake and Akol, for inciting violence. The opposition then
walked out in protest over alleged mistreatment by security and restrictions on
journalists, who were initially removed from the press gallery.
After the second resumption, with a primarily
National Resistance Movement (NRM) presence, the House proceeded with the
contentious National Coffee Bill, ultimately passing it with 305 votes in
favour. The Bill allows for a three-year transitional period and mandates
that the Agriculture Minister draft regulations within six months to guide the
new structure for coffee regulation.
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