Corridors of Power

Mar 22, 2010

<b>Ministerial post </b><br>Could it just have been casual utterances or statements made out of a careful analysis of recent happenings? Daudi Mukama, a coordinator in the water and environment ministry, has his eyes glued on a ministerial post, at least in the near future. Speaking at the officia

Ministerial post
Could it just have been casual utterances or statements made out of a careful analysis of recent happenings? Daudi Mukama, a coordinator in the water and environment ministry, has his eyes glued on a ministerial post, at least in the near future. Speaking at the official opening of a sanitation workshop where he represented the minister of water, the jolly coordinator said the signs were already very clear. “The last time I addressed you was when I came in the capacity of the state minister. Now, I am here to represent the minister. Next time I come, it will be in my capacity as minister,” he said to applause. Daudi, first catch the bear before selling his skin!

Careful Nsibambi
Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi leaves nothing to chance when it comes to public funds. This came to light recently in his office when he was receiving donations for the Bududa landslide victims. He insisted that Elly Karuhanga, the Tullow Uganda president, should not leave until he had made sure that all the details on the cheque were correct. Tullow International donated sh100m and Karuhanga wrote out a cheque on the company's behalf. As he tore out the cheque leaf, Nsibambi inquired from Karuhanga whether all the details on it were right. Karuhanga answered in the affirmative but Nsibambi was not convinced and asked him to remain behind. In Uganda, it is wise to learn from experience!

Journalists’ friend
Deputy Kampala spokesperson Henry Kalulu knows how to endear himself to journalists. Turning up at a recent press briefing he began by announcing that the “real news is coming”. He then declared that he had two short stories. It was when he was reeling off the details on one of the stories that he amused the journalists. He said that a unit of Police was on the alert to “detect, hunt and scatter thugs.”

Red Cross boss
The Uganda Red Cross chairman, Tom Buruku, does not hide his displeasure about the response to the Bududa tragedy. During the handover of a donation to the Red Cross by MTN, Buruku said he was not impressed with the slow response and blamed it on the lack of a disaster policy. “This would detail who is supposed to play what role but at the moment everything has been haphazard and though the response is good, we would have done a lot better,” he said.

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