Corridors of power
Aug 23, 2011
<b>Disciplined Kayihura</b><br>MAJ. Gen Kale Kayihura is really a respectful and disciplined man. On Wednesday, during a meeting with the parliamentary committee on defence and internal affairs, Kayihura stood up and started serving his bosses with tea and snacks.
Disciplined Kayihura
MAJ. Gen Kale Kayihura is really a respectful and disciplined man. On Wednesday, during a meeting with the parliamentary committee on defence and internal affairs, Kayihura stood up and started serving his bosses with tea and snacks. Present at the meeting were the internal affairs minister, Hillary Onek, state minister for internal affairs James Baba and the permanent secretary to the ministry, Steven Kagoda. Bravo, Afande for being exemplary.
Modest Nyakairima
The commander of defence forces, Maj Gen Aronda Nyakairima, does not want to assume other people’s titles. Recently during a meeting with MPs on the defence and internal affairs committee, MP Mike Mukula referred to him as commander-in-chief of the UPDF instead of commander of defence forces. Before Mukula could finish his submission, Aronda interjected and asked him to withdraw the statement and refer to him by the right title. He reminded him that there was only one commander-in-chief who was President Yoweri Museveni.
Tinka's days numbered?
MPs on the presidential affairs committee are not happy with their committee chairperson Barnabas Tinkasiimire. They argue that he does not give them a chance to ask ministers to react to controversial issues when they appear before the committee. The recent one was the KCCA saga when the minister for the presidency, Kabakumba Masiko and Kampala executive director, Jennifer Musisi, appeared before the committee. An MP was overheard telling colleagues that Tinkasimire had only one year to chair the committee and they would call for a reshuffle.
Mosquito nets
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, is against mosquito nets. Her point is that they have failed to fight malaria but above all she says they have been abused by Ugandans. “Mosquito nets have been turned into wedding gowns, fishing nets and are no longer effective in fighting malaria," she said.
MAJ. Gen Kale Kayihura is really a respectful and disciplined man. On Wednesday, during a meeting with the parliamentary committee on defence and internal affairs, Kayihura stood up and started serving his bosses with tea and snacks. Present at the meeting were the internal affairs minister, Hillary Onek, state minister for internal affairs James Baba and the permanent secretary to the ministry, Steven Kagoda. Bravo, Afande for being exemplary.
Modest Nyakairima
The commander of defence forces, Maj Gen Aronda Nyakairima, does not want to assume other people’s titles. Recently during a meeting with MPs on the defence and internal affairs committee, MP Mike Mukula referred to him as commander-in-chief of the UPDF instead of commander of defence forces. Before Mukula could finish his submission, Aronda interjected and asked him to withdraw the statement and refer to him by the right title. He reminded him that there was only one commander-in-chief who was President Yoweri Museveni.
Tinka's days numbered?
MPs on the presidential affairs committee are not happy with their committee chairperson Barnabas Tinkasiimire. They argue that he does not give them a chance to ask ministers to react to controversial issues when they appear before the committee. The recent one was the KCCA saga when the minister for the presidency, Kabakumba Masiko and Kampala executive director, Jennifer Musisi, appeared before the committee. An MP was overheard telling colleagues that Tinkasimire had only one year to chair the committee and they would call for a reshuffle.
Mosquito nets
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, is against mosquito nets. Her point is that they have failed to fight malaria but above all she says they have been abused by Ugandans. “Mosquito nets have been turned into wedding gowns, fishing nets and are no longer effective in fighting malaria," she said.