In Brief
Mar 02, 2009
Sex for marks<br>- Surely, MPs know how to coin words. Meeting the education ministry officials, led by the minister, Namirembe Bitamazire, to discuss the issues of human rights recently, Mary Karooro Okurut could not hide her disappointment.
Sex for marks
- Surely, MPs know how to coin words. Meeting the education ministry officials, led by the minister, Namirembe Bitamazire, to discuss the issues of human rights recently, Mary Karooro Okurut could not hide her disappointment. She said lack of supervision in schools and universities had led to “sexually transmitted marks by male teachers.†She said there should be quality supervision to avoid such behaviour. Amused by the comments, Bitamazire said although she had heard about such stories, universities are not supervised by the ministry, but by councils and boards.
Fearless Muntu
- They say never judge a book by its cover. How can one describe the former Army Commander, Gen. Mugisha Muntu, as fearful? Well, Muntu says being quiet does not mean fearful. Addressing the party’s delegates conference recently, Muntu dismissed reports that he was a shy person. “Do not look at the surface and think that I cannot lead. Look at the spirit. Otherwise, if I was a fearful person, I would not be standing against my leader, Dr Kizza Besigye,†Muntu said to applause. When Besigye rose to talk, he too applauded Muntu for the move, although Muntu lost.
Cunning MPs
- MPs always fight any attempt to reduce their income. When word circulated in Parliament that the Government was planning to cut the MPs’ allowances to cushion the economy against the credit crunch, many vowed to fight the move. Others proposed that the Government should review the budget rather than cutting their allowances. “Let look out for wasteful expenditure in the budget,†Anthony Yiga proposed. Before he could finish, another MP said: “ I would rather use the allowance to cope with the credit crunch.†Well, we hope the MPs take the same stand when the Government proposes to cut allowances of civil servants.
Mother of House
- In the British Parliament, there is a title of ‘Father of the Houseâ€. The title goes to the longest-serving MP in the House. it also carries with it responsibility and wisdom. During a workshop for MPs at Serena Hotel in Kampala recently, the deputy speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, said she deserved the title of ‘Mother of the House’. “I am the longest-serving female MP, so I deserve the title of mother of the House,†Kadaga said as her colleagues roared with laughter.
- Surely, MPs know how to coin words. Meeting the education ministry officials, led by the minister, Namirembe Bitamazire, to discuss the issues of human rights recently, Mary Karooro Okurut could not hide her disappointment. She said lack of supervision in schools and universities had led to “sexually transmitted marks by male teachers.†She said there should be quality supervision to avoid such behaviour. Amused by the comments, Bitamazire said although she had heard about such stories, universities are not supervised by the ministry, but by councils and boards.
Fearless Muntu
- They say never judge a book by its cover. How can one describe the former Army Commander, Gen. Mugisha Muntu, as fearful? Well, Muntu says being quiet does not mean fearful. Addressing the party’s delegates conference recently, Muntu dismissed reports that he was a shy person. “Do not look at the surface and think that I cannot lead. Look at the spirit. Otherwise, if I was a fearful person, I would not be standing against my leader, Dr Kizza Besigye,†Muntu said to applause. When Besigye rose to talk, he too applauded Muntu for the move, although Muntu lost.
Cunning MPs
- MPs always fight any attempt to reduce their income. When word circulated in Parliament that the Government was planning to cut the MPs’ allowances to cushion the economy against the credit crunch, many vowed to fight the move. Others proposed that the Government should review the budget rather than cutting their allowances. “Let look out for wasteful expenditure in the budget,†Anthony Yiga proposed. Before he could finish, another MP said: “ I would rather use the allowance to cope with the credit crunch.†Well, we hope the MPs take the same stand when the Government proposes to cut allowances of civil servants.
Mother of House
- In the British Parliament, there is a title of ‘Father of the Houseâ€. The title goes to the longest-serving MP in the House. it also carries with it responsibility and wisdom. During a workshop for MPs at Serena Hotel in Kampala recently, the deputy speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, said she deserved the title of ‘Mother of the House’. “I am the longest-serving female MP, so I deserve the title of mother of the House,†Kadaga said as her colleagues roared with laughter.