CORRIDORS OF POWER
Feb 02, 2009
Matembe unhappy<br>- Former ethics and integrity minister Miria Matembe is not a happy woman. Since she was dropped from the office, she has never stopped complaining about how bad the NRM government and its leaders are. She keeps wondering why they have
Matembe unhappy
- Former ethics and integrity minister Miria Matembe is not a happy woman. Since she was dropped from the office, she has never stopped complaining about how bad the NRM government and its leaders are. She keeps wondering why they have refused to leave power for young people like her. This is what she said on Thursday: “The NRM government did a very great job when I was still there. But now everything is bad. I have even asked the President why he has refused to leave power so that others also can take over. I even told him, please let young people take over.â€
Internal affairs
- Rubanda West MP Henry Banyenzaki is an all-round man. He sits on almost every committee in parliament and debates as if he is a member. Last week he stunned members of the legal committee when he demanded that internal affairs permanent secretary Stephen kagoda explain whether Uganda’s permanent representative to the UN, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda was still the minister of internal affairs. He was joined by Kampala central MP Erias Lukwago. The meeting had to be called off after they rejected kagoda’s submission and insisted on meeting the minister.
Karooro’s point
- Some do not need to shout to make their point but they have learnt the cliché that action speaks louder than words. This is exactly what NRM spokesperson Mary Karooro did on Thursday during the party’s caucus meeting at parliament. Her yellow dress with a four-thumb signature indicating the fourth term symbol, left many wondering what was happening. “Look! They have started advocating the fourth term,†one FDC MP told colleagues. “I am not surprised. Soon they will run out of fingers,†the colleague replied.
MPs adamant
- MPs are very unpredictable people. On Thursday, they put up a fierce battle against the executive’s directive to vote for the parliamentary commissioners the executive had already chosen. The MPs insisted that they did not want to change. “Why should they force us to vote for people we don’t want? We refused and the meeting failed to agree on the matter. We had to postpone,†a member that attended the meeting told journalists.“We still want Lumumba, Guma and Kakooza. We don’t want their people,†he added.
- Former ethics and integrity minister Miria Matembe is not a happy woman. Since she was dropped from the office, she has never stopped complaining about how bad the NRM government and its leaders are. She keeps wondering why they have refused to leave power for young people like her. This is what she said on Thursday: “The NRM government did a very great job when I was still there. But now everything is bad. I have even asked the President why he has refused to leave power so that others also can take over. I even told him, please let young people take over.â€
Internal affairs
- Rubanda West MP Henry Banyenzaki is an all-round man. He sits on almost every committee in parliament and debates as if he is a member. Last week he stunned members of the legal committee when he demanded that internal affairs permanent secretary Stephen kagoda explain whether Uganda’s permanent representative to the UN, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda was still the minister of internal affairs. He was joined by Kampala central MP Erias Lukwago. The meeting had to be called off after they rejected kagoda’s submission and insisted on meeting the minister.
Karooro’s point
- Some do not need to shout to make their point but they have learnt the cliché that action speaks louder than words. This is exactly what NRM spokesperson Mary Karooro did on Thursday during the party’s caucus meeting at parliament. Her yellow dress with a four-thumb signature indicating the fourth term symbol, left many wondering what was happening. “Look! They have started advocating the fourth term,†one FDC MP told colleagues. “I am not surprised. Soon they will run out of fingers,†the colleague replied.
MPs adamant
- MPs are very unpredictable people. On Thursday, they put up a fierce battle against the executive’s directive to vote for the parliamentary commissioners the executive had already chosen. The MPs insisted that they did not want to change. “Why should they force us to vote for people we don’t want? We refused and the meeting failed to agree on the matter. We had to postpone,†a member that attended the meeting told journalists.“We still want Lumumba, Guma and Kakooza. We don’t want their people,†he added.