CORRIDORS OF POWER
Mar 04, 2007
Technical Otaala<br>When health state minister Emmanuel Otaala was explaining the meningitis situation in the country last week, The House had such a rough time. The minister, who is also a doctor, used medical terms that the MPs could not understand. Kawempe North MP Latiff Ssebagala asked the dep
Technical Otaala
When health state minister Emmanuel Otaala was explaining the meningitis situation in the country last week, The House had such a rough time. The minister, who is also a doctor, used medical terms that the MPs could not understand. Kawempe North MP Latiff Ssebagala asked the deputy speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, why the minister was using terms they did not understand. “It is as if the minister is lecturing medical students at the university. The minister should give a report in simple terms. I need guidance. I am lost,†he complained. Kadaga asked Otaala to simplify his language, but the plea fell on deaf ears.
Concerned Ochom
If there is a man who does not conceal his displeasure with the weak laws on narcotics, it is Police spokesman Edward Ochom (right). To him, these laws undermine Police efforts to curb drug trafficking. “The laws are not punitive. They can’t deter people from the lure of the profitable returns from the vice. The law needs to be overhauled. Many times the suspects have been fined sh1m, which they find easy to pay. May be if the penalty was life imprisonment or death sentence, many would be deterred.â€
Humourous Kaguta
Addressing the press on the Somalia UPDF mission at State House last Tuesday, President Yoweri Museveni flanked by a US Army General introduced the guest as William E Kip Ward and cautioned all present not be duped by the General’s colour. “Just because he is a blackman, you should not think he is from Masaka,†Museveni joked, throwing the audience into laughter. Museveni explained that though Ward is black, he is one of those Africans who went to America many years ago and hold “big jobsâ€.
Keen Visscher
If what is said of the new European Union ambassador to Uganda, Vincent De Visscher, is anything to go by, then his recent activities confirm talk of how passionate he is about the completion of the 21km northern bypass project. He is also keen on the project being executed to the required standards. Officials said the first time he inspected the bypass, he used a helicopter to view the road. Recently, he drove on the road to inspect it, although the rain hampered his journey. The ambassador said he is keen to see the road finished by the end of the year and was prepared to take any measures to see that this is done.
When health state minister Emmanuel Otaala was explaining the meningitis situation in the country last week, The House had such a rough time. The minister, who is also a doctor, used medical terms that the MPs could not understand. Kawempe North MP Latiff Ssebagala asked the deputy speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, why the minister was using terms they did not understand. “It is as if the minister is lecturing medical students at the university. The minister should give a report in simple terms. I need guidance. I am lost,†he complained. Kadaga asked Otaala to simplify his language, but the plea fell on deaf ears.
Concerned Ochom
If there is a man who does not conceal his displeasure with the weak laws on narcotics, it is Police spokesman Edward Ochom (right). To him, these laws undermine Police efforts to curb drug trafficking. “The laws are not punitive. They can’t deter people from the lure of the profitable returns from the vice. The law needs to be overhauled. Many times the suspects have been fined sh1m, which they find easy to pay. May be if the penalty was life imprisonment or death sentence, many would be deterred.â€
Humourous Kaguta
Addressing the press on the Somalia UPDF mission at State House last Tuesday, President Yoweri Museveni flanked by a US Army General introduced the guest as William E Kip Ward and cautioned all present not be duped by the General’s colour. “Just because he is a blackman, you should not think he is from Masaka,†Museveni joked, throwing the audience into laughter. Museveni explained that though Ward is black, he is one of those Africans who went to America many years ago and hold “big jobsâ€.
Keen Visscher
If what is said of the new European Union ambassador to Uganda, Vincent De Visscher, is anything to go by, then his recent activities confirm talk of how passionate he is about the completion of the 21km northern bypass project. He is also keen on the project being executed to the required standards. Officials said the first time he inspected the bypass, he used a helicopter to view the road. Recently, he drove on the road to inspect it, although the rain hampered his journey. The ambassador said he is keen to see the road finished by the end of the year and was prepared to take any measures to see that this is done.