Uganda, March 19 -- The National Unity Platform (NUP) party will have to overcome three major hurdles if it is to succeed in dislodging its member and former Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Mathias Mpuuga from his current seat as parliamentary commissioner.

The hurdles include convincing legislators, majority of whom are from the ruling NRM party, to vote in the Opposition party's favour as they seek to evict Mr Mpuuga.

According to the House rules, 177 members must sign on the NUP notice, calling for debate on the matter, while 265 members must vote in favour of the motion.

Mr Mpuuga is the second Opposition member on the Parliamentary Commission, the top body governing the House, a position he has held since December last year after h...