CORRIDORS OF POWER

Rebellious princes
Princess Diana Teyegalla, Kabaka Ronald Mutebi’s youngest sister on Monday shocked members of the Lukiiko (Parliament) when she walked in wearing a pair of wide-bottomed trousers and proceeded to a seat near the throne and sat cross-legged. Teyegalla who seemed to follow the Lukiiko proceedings was later seen waving excitedly to her brother Prince David Wassajja, who came in late and sat among members of the Lukiiko. In Buganda women are not allowed to wear trousers in palaces and in the Lukiiko.

Scribe Muliika
Katikkiro Dan Muliika is not only a ‘mahogany’ but has traits of a good news editor. On Monday while addressing the Lukiiko he advised The New Vision to consult him before making headlines. He said he could make better headlines than the one that appeared in The Sunday Vision political gossip — “Muliika in trouble”. True enough the following day he made a better headline “Muliika is as strong as a mahogany”.

Extra large, ugly
Fr. Paul Ssemwogerere, the parish priest of Christ the King, is a humourous man. Last Sunday he told Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala that when he posted him to the city centre parish he was small, handsome and young. He added that with years he has become extra large, old and ugly. but in spite of that, while all other priests have left he was still at Christ the King to welcome him. He thanked Wamala for having tolerated him all those years. Wamala however praised him as ‘a precious gift’ to him for the many years he served as his Vicar general. Christ the king was bidding Wamala farewell and congratulating him upon his silver jubilee as a bishop.

Old professor
Prof. Willy Anokbonggo (Kwania) is one of the oldest MPs in parliament. He recently amused fellow MPs at a reproductive health workshop at Hotel Equatoria when he said, “I have been in the country for some years as you can see.”
All the MPs broke into prolonged laughter and clapped their hands as they looked at the grey-haired professor. They chorused, “yes, we can see Mr. Professor.”