Corridors of power
Aug 25, 2008
<b>Lawyer Katuntu</b><br>IT seems FDC lawyer Abdu Katuntu is being affected by the many cases involving his colleagues caught on the wrong side of the law. He is now more of a lawyer than a politician and uses legal rather than political language more often.
Lawyer Katuntu
IT seems FDC lawyer Abdu Katuntu is being affected by the many cases involving his colleagues caught on the wrong side of the law. He is now more of a lawyer than a politician and uses legal rather than political language more often. Demanding an explanation why the National Social Security Fund bosses flouted the evaluation procedures for the purchase of land in Temangalo, Katutu amused members when he kept referring to the committee chairman John Odit as his worship, a title reserved only for judges. “I need clarification your worship on why they ignored the chief government valuer...†Katuntu said before apologising to the chairman. “You know I am used to the word ‘your worship’,†he explained.
Tinkasiimire goofs
He thought he was giving the committee useful information only to end up annoying the MPs. MP Barnabas Tinkasimire who came late, first wanted to inform the committee on commissions and state enterprises that he and others had petitioned the NRM caucus over the NSSF matter. But his information did not go down well with opposition MPs including the chairman, John Odit. They demanded to know whether the committee was part of the caucus. “Is the MP in order to tell us what he did with his party? This is not the caucus,†MP James Kakoza said. “Let him stop there. Don’t allow him to submit,†Sarah Nyombi added.
Barnabas, don’t slip again.
Teacher Suruma
Every time finance minister Ezra Suruma appears before MPs, he knows that he can never be intimidated. Appearing before the finance committee, MPs demanded that he explains the story of the 9% economic growth. Suruma responded: “As a teacher, I know this subject of micro-economics is not easy. But I think we should organise a workshop and I explain more about the matter.â€
Hardliner Okumu
Members of the parliamentary committee on commissions and state enterprises know how to defend their chairman John Odit. While grilling NSSF chiefs on Friday, MPs Reagan Okumu and Henry Banyenzaki kept demanding harsher decisions from the chairman. “Let them speak on oath right from the beginning,†Banyenzaki demanded. Unfortunately Odit objected saying the witnesses should present their submission in a friendly environment. “Let us not seem as if we are interrogating them,†Odit said. Okumu objected to the chairman’s decision raising further debate but was overruled.
IT seems FDC lawyer Abdu Katuntu is being affected by the many cases involving his colleagues caught on the wrong side of the law. He is now more of a lawyer than a politician and uses legal rather than political language more often. Demanding an explanation why the National Social Security Fund bosses flouted the evaluation procedures for the purchase of land in Temangalo, Katutu amused members when he kept referring to the committee chairman John Odit as his worship, a title reserved only for judges. “I need clarification your worship on why they ignored the chief government valuer...†Katuntu said before apologising to the chairman. “You know I am used to the word ‘your worship’,†he explained.
Tinkasiimire goofs
He thought he was giving the committee useful information only to end up annoying the MPs. MP Barnabas Tinkasimire who came late, first wanted to inform the committee on commissions and state enterprises that he and others had petitioned the NRM caucus over the NSSF matter. But his information did not go down well with opposition MPs including the chairman, John Odit. They demanded to know whether the committee was part of the caucus. “Is the MP in order to tell us what he did with his party? This is not the caucus,†MP James Kakoza said. “Let him stop there. Don’t allow him to submit,†Sarah Nyombi added.
Barnabas, don’t slip again.
Teacher Suruma
Every time finance minister Ezra Suruma appears before MPs, he knows that he can never be intimidated. Appearing before the finance committee, MPs demanded that he explains the story of the 9% economic growth. Suruma responded: “As a teacher, I know this subject of micro-economics is not easy. But I think we should organise a workshop and I explain more about the matter.â€
Hardliner Okumu
Members of the parliamentary committee on commissions and state enterprises know how to defend their chairman John Odit. While grilling NSSF chiefs on Friday, MPs Reagan Okumu and Henry Banyenzaki kept demanding harsher decisions from the chairman. “Let them speak on oath right from the beginning,†Banyenzaki demanded. Unfortunately Odit objected saying the witnesses should present their submission in a friendly environment. “Let us not seem as if we are interrogating them,†Odit said. Okumu objected to the chairman’s decision raising further debate but was overruled.