Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has urged Parliament staff to stop asking for his intervention in the ongoing staff verification exercise, saying employees with genuine academic qualifications and valid appointment records have nothing to worry about.
Tayebwa made the remarks while chairing a plenary sitting on Tuesday, a day after Parliament launched a two-week verification exercise covering more than 800 employees.
He said several staff members had called him seeking assistance, questioning why employees with authentic documents would need political intervention during a routine verification process.
The exercise comes amid concerns about alleged irregularities in recruitment, promotions and staff deployment, with more than 300 employees reportedly facing uncertainty over their jobs.
The verification team will examine employees’ identities, academic and professional qualifications, appointment records and job responsibilities. It will also establish whether staff members on Parliament’s payroll report to work and perform the duties for which they were recruited.
On Monday, Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth reassured employees that the exercise was not intended to victimise staff or arbitrarily terminate their employment.
He said the verification was part of efforts to improve Parliament’s human resource management and ensure that employees occupy positions that match their qualifications and experience.
The exercise is expected to last two weeks, after which its findings could guide decisions on staffing, deployment and other human resource matters.
