CORRIDORS OF POWER

Aug 11, 2009

They said it: <br><br>“We think the Bafuruki can only be tenants on our land. They can only stay in Bunyoro through either leasing or renting land,” internal affairs minister Matia Kasaija, about President Museveni’s proposal to solve the Banyoro-

They said it:

“We think the Bafuruki can only be tenants on our land. They can only stay in Bunyoro through either leasing or renting land,” internal affairs minister Matia Kasaija, about President Museveni’s proposal to solve the Banyoro-Bakiga problem in Bunyoro.

“Maybe it was used to cut his trousers or in preparation for cremation. Only blades were used on him because we did not need to cut, since his was not an amputation,” Titus Beyeza, head of the Ortheopedic Department, Mulago hospital, refuting allegations that the surgeons left a metallic saw in a patient after an operation at Mulago hospital.

“We gave Amina four acres and she has erected this huge structure. If we had grown potatoes here, how many jobs would we have created?” President Yoweri Museveni, during the launch of the Oasis Shopping Mall last week.

“Even if it is not in my lifetime, I would like Uganda transformed into the most peaceful, just and prosperous country in the world. This will be a long journey but not a long destination,” Dr. Ezra Suruma, presidential adviser on the economy, speaking during a discussion of a draft 30-year national vision framework.

No job-hunting
“This is an illegal act. Inmates should only provide labour for the good of the nation but not for a few individuals,” chairperson of the Parliament Public Accounts Committee, Rebecca Amuge, warning prison authorities against hiring out inmates to work on private farms.

Calling kettle black
- “A snail leaves a trail. Ask DP, where is your trail? What have you done to show that you can solve Uganda’s problems?” President Yoweri Museveni, scorning DP during a rally in Buikwe.

“You should know that when a person is drunk, he is able to release all his knowledge and wisdom and teach better. When I take something (drink) SST is just a walkover. When a school loses a drunk teacher, that school is bound to collapse,” Sam Odongo, a teacher who was found drinking during school time in Soroti.

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