Parliament has withdrawn office space from the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association , (UPPA) a move that threatens the relationship between journalists and the Parliamentary Commission
The withdrawal was announced in a letter from Chris Abore , the Director of Communications and Public Affairs to the Sergeant – of – Arms Ahmed Kagoye ,.
The letter dated January 18th 2016 directs the Sergeant – of -Arms to close the offices of the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association with immediate effect .
Abore adds that he had a verbal consultation with the speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga and agreed to temporarily withdraw the office space , located in the East Wing of Parliament until a good working relationship between the parliament and UPPA is restored.