CORRIDORS OF POWER
Nov 26, 2009
M7’s advice<br>- President Museveni is concerned that people who go to bars in the evening could be missing a lot of vital information disseminated through radio. Opening a parliamentary workshop on maternal mortality and newborn health this week, Muse
M7’s advice
- President Museveni is concerned that people who go to bars in the evening could be missing a lot of vital information disseminated through radio. Opening a parliamentary workshop on maternal mortality and newborn health this week, Museveni emphasised the need to sensitise the local population through evening programmes, because all day they are in the fields and only sit at home in the evenings. “I think we should also design a programme for bar-goers so that they also learn about threats to safe motherhood. We could get some cassettes to play for them,†he said as the delegates laughed.
PS sweats
- Recently, the gender, labour and social development ministry permanent secretary, Christine Gawatudde, sweated on the mention of prison. Appearing before the public accounts committee of Parliament, she could not explain how over sh900m was spent during CHOGM preparations. When she was told that failure to produce accounting documents attracts a fine of sh20m or 12 years in prison, she pleaded: “I definitely wouldn’t want to go to prison, please give me time to go and sort these things out.†These are the trials and tribulations of being an accounting officer.
Mafabi softens
- Public accounts committee chairperson Nandala Mafabi is hard on Government officials when it comes to accountability of public funds. But he also has a soft side. When the gender, labour and social development ministry team comprising of mainly women, appeared before the committee to explain CHOGM expenditure, Mafabi said: “We love you, please tell us. Being gender sensitive I will let you off today, but please next time come prepared.†However, the no-nonsense Theodore Ssekikubo frowned over the chairman’s new- found softness and if he had been in Mafabi’s place, the ladies would certainly have had a hard time.
Smart Nsibambi
- Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi is a smart man. MPs were angered over non-payment of the Anti-Stock Theft Unit staff salaries for over 20 months blasted government. “Opposition chief whip Kassiano Wadri asked Nsibambi whether all public servants will have to first complain through Parliament in order to get paid. Nsibambi started by praising Wadri. “Thank you Wadri, my former student, I can see you are doing a good job,†This sent the legislators roaring with laughter as Nsibambi moved to his seat.
- President Museveni is concerned that people who go to bars in the evening could be missing a lot of vital information disseminated through radio. Opening a parliamentary workshop on maternal mortality and newborn health this week, Museveni emphasised the need to sensitise the local population through evening programmes, because all day they are in the fields and only sit at home in the evenings. “I think we should also design a programme for bar-goers so that they also learn about threats to safe motherhood. We could get some cassettes to play for them,†he said as the delegates laughed.
PS sweats
- Recently, the gender, labour and social development ministry permanent secretary, Christine Gawatudde, sweated on the mention of prison. Appearing before the public accounts committee of Parliament, she could not explain how over sh900m was spent during CHOGM preparations. When she was told that failure to produce accounting documents attracts a fine of sh20m or 12 years in prison, she pleaded: “I definitely wouldn’t want to go to prison, please give me time to go and sort these things out.†These are the trials and tribulations of being an accounting officer.
Mafabi softens
- Public accounts committee chairperson Nandala Mafabi is hard on Government officials when it comes to accountability of public funds. But he also has a soft side. When the gender, labour and social development ministry team comprising of mainly women, appeared before the committee to explain CHOGM expenditure, Mafabi said: “We love you, please tell us. Being gender sensitive I will let you off today, but please next time come prepared.†However, the no-nonsense Theodore Ssekikubo frowned over the chairman’s new- found softness and if he had been in Mafabi’s place, the ladies would certainly have had a hard time.
Smart Nsibambi
- Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi is a smart man. MPs were angered over non-payment of the Anti-Stock Theft Unit staff salaries for over 20 months blasted government. “Opposition chief whip Kassiano Wadri asked Nsibambi whether all public servants will have to first complain through Parliament in order to get paid. Nsibambi started by praising Wadri. “Thank you Wadri, my former student, I can see you are doing a good job,†This sent the legislators roaring with laughter as Nsibambi moved to his seat.