My rivals are night-dancers â€" Kamuntu
Dec 31, 2008
TRADE state minister Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu has branded political rivals who have started to campaign for his seat in Sheema South constituency as political night-dancers.
By Fred Turyakira
TRADE state minister Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu has branded political rivals who have started to campaign for his seat in Sheema South constituency as political night-dancers.
Kamuntu said this on December 29, while handing over two ambulances to Shuuku health centre in Bushenyi.
He explained that his rivals, who had started to campaign for his seat at night, act like night-dancers.
“I will give them a treatment of elephant grass (ekibingo) to whip them and go away. Ekibingo is a medicine to chase away night dancers who disturb people's peace at night,†he said
“No one has declared my seat vacant for you to fill it and you have to wait until 2011,†Kamuntu warned.
He said those who have started to campaign for his seat are wasting their time because the NRM was still in power and delivering its promises.
Kamuntu did not name those trying to unseat him. However, Dr. Elijah Mushemeza, the former Sheema South MP, has shown interest to contest for the post in 2011.
Kamuntu said whoever wanted his seat would have to work hard.
“I have done everything for this constituenc., Sheema South is above other constituencies in service delivery.â€
“ There is an 8% increase in access to clean water, 10% in secondary schools, banks and electricity. I donot know whether they will manage to push me out,†he said.
“As the NRM we are working as a family to achieve President Yoweri Museveni’s vision of transforming from subsistence to commercial farming for the development of this country,†Kamuntu said.
Health state minister Dr Richard Nduhura warned drivers against the misuse of the ambulances provided by the Government.
“Ambulances are supposed to save people’s lives but not carrying dead bodies and other goods,†he said
He asked the hospital adminstration and local leaders to be vigilant and take good care of the ambulances.
Nduhura also asked men to take their wives to deliver in the health centres and hospitals and not at home or in the bush. He said this would reduce at the maternal and infant mortality rate in the community.
He added that the Government was trying to recruit and raise the salary of the health workers in the next financial year to sort out the problem of understaffing in all health centres.
Two other ambulances were also donated to Kitagata hospital and Kyabugimbi health centre respectively.
TRADE state minister Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu has branded political rivals who have started to campaign for his seat in Sheema South constituency as political night-dancers.
Kamuntu said this on December 29, while handing over two ambulances to Shuuku health centre in Bushenyi.
He explained that his rivals, who had started to campaign for his seat at night, act like night-dancers.
“I will give them a treatment of elephant grass (ekibingo) to whip them and go away. Ekibingo is a medicine to chase away night dancers who disturb people's peace at night,†he said
“No one has declared my seat vacant for you to fill it and you have to wait until 2011,†Kamuntu warned.
He said those who have started to campaign for his seat are wasting their time because the NRM was still in power and delivering its promises.
Kamuntu did not name those trying to unseat him. However, Dr. Elijah Mushemeza, the former Sheema South MP, has shown interest to contest for the post in 2011.
Kamuntu said whoever wanted his seat would have to work hard.
“I have done everything for this constituenc., Sheema South is above other constituencies in service delivery.â€
“ There is an 8% increase in access to clean water, 10% in secondary schools, banks and electricity. I donot know whether they will manage to push me out,†he said.
“As the NRM we are working as a family to achieve President Yoweri Museveni’s vision of transforming from subsistence to commercial farming for the development of this country,†Kamuntu said.
Health state minister Dr Richard Nduhura warned drivers against the misuse of the ambulances provided by the Government.
“Ambulances are supposed to save people’s lives but not carrying dead bodies and other goods,†he said
He asked the hospital adminstration and local leaders to be vigilant and take good care of the ambulances.
Nduhura also asked men to take their wives to deliver in the health centres and hospitals and not at home or in the bush. He said this would reduce at the maternal and infant mortality rate in the community.
He added that the Government was trying to recruit and raise the salary of the health workers in the next financial year to sort out the problem of understaffing in all health centres.
Two other ambulances were also donated to Kitagata hospital and Kyabugimbi health centre respectively.