It’s outrageous for MPs to enact law for their pension!
Jul 12, 2003
SIR— I was dismayed when I read that MPs are proposing to enact a law for their own benefit. It is preposterous for the MPs to claim pension after the expiry of their term in Parliament.
SIR— I was dismayed when I read that MPs are proposing to enact a law for their own benefit. It is preposterous for the MPs to claim pension after the expiry of their term in Parliament.
There is no institution which trains MPs to qualify for permanent and personable service. What is known is that an individual solicits support from the population in a given locality for qualifying to be a Member of Parliament.
This kind of arrangement is fit to be deemed a contract which expires at the end of the span of that parliamentary term. After all, the majority of our MPs are doing little, near to nothing, in terms of service delivery.
I strongly oppose any talk of pension for an MP consequently burdening the tax-payer. Where else in the world does such a blunder exist? Is Uganda a special country?
I would like to appeal to the MPs to desist from irrelevances and concentrate on serious national issues for which they will be remembered instead of being bent on self-aggrandisement.
Finally, I appeal to the general public to outlaw such a move which will endanger the political future of our country.
Manyindo Abboki
Kyenjojo
SIR— I would like to express my outrage at the new idea the MPs have come up with in form a pension scheme for themselves. We are sick and tired of the self-seeking MPs. The majority do not even contribute to debates of pertinent issues affecting the people. Instead, they argue about trivial issues so that they can be seen to be contributing! They lead lifestyles beyond their means as shown by most of them failing to pay for the car loans they took, and the subsequent loans for rescheduling. When looking for votes, they profess an eagerness to serve their country, but in actual sense they want to further their own interests. Being an MP is now regarded as a full-time employment.
The way constituencies were shredded should be revisited. They are too many, yet the selfish MPs are crushing us under the weight of their greed. The business of demystifying everything has brought disrepute to the House by letting in misfits. You listen to an MP and he/she leaves you stunned by his/her utterances. Eloquence has been replaced by buffoonery. The people we pay to advance our interests do not have a vision. We fear that they will soon tear us to pieces when we don’t come up with more money for them. They should think of our country for a change instead of working hard to drain all our meagre resources into their pockets.
Rita Kisa
Kampala
There is no institution which trains MPs to qualify for permanent and personable service. What is known is that an individual solicits support from the population in a given locality for qualifying to be a Member of Parliament.
This kind of arrangement is fit to be deemed a contract which expires at the end of the span of that parliamentary term. After all, the majority of our MPs are doing little, near to nothing, in terms of service delivery.
I strongly oppose any talk of pension for an MP consequently burdening the tax-payer. Where else in the world does such a blunder exist? Is Uganda a special country?
I would like to appeal to the MPs to desist from irrelevances and concentrate on serious national issues for which they will be remembered instead of being bent on self-aggrandisement.
Finally, I appeal to the general public to outlaw such a move which will endanger the political future of our country.
Manyindo Abboki
Kyenjojo
SIR— I would like to express my outrage at the new idea the MPs have come up with in form a pension scheme for themselves. We are sick and tired of the self-seeking MPs. The majority do not even contribute to debates of pertinent issues affecting the people. Instead, they argue about trivial issues so that they can be seen to be contributing! They lead lifestyles beyond their means as shown by most of them failing to pay for the car loans they took, and the subsequent loans for rescheduling. When looking for votes, they profess an eagerness to serve their country, but in actual sense they want to further their own interests. Being an MP is now regarded as a full-time employment.
The way constituencies were shredded should be revisited. They are too many, yet the selfish MPs are crushing us under the weight of their greed. The business of demystifying everything has brought disrepute to the House by letting in misfits. You listen to an MP and he/she leaves you stunned by his/her utterances. Eloquence has been replaced by buffoonery. The people we pay to advance our interests do not have a vision. We fear that they will soon tear us to pieces when we don’t come up with more money for them. They should think of our country for a change instead of working hard to drain all our meagre resources into their pockets.
Rita Kisa
Kampala