Cleric wants ministers punished over unfinished projects
THE Bishop of Madi and West Nile Diocese, Dr. Joel Obetia, has called for a law to punish ministers and civil servants who fail to complete development projects.
By Richard Drasimaku
THE Bishop of Madi and West Nile Diocese, Dr. Joel Obetia, has called for a law to punish ministers and civil servants who fail to complete development projects.
“People steal project funds because there is no law prohibiting it. If a project is not finished, the line minister, the permanent secretary and the project engineer should be compelled to finish it using their salaries,†he said.
Obetia made the call while addressing 12 candidates seeking parliamentary seats and LC5 chairmanships in Arua district.
The bishop met the candidates on Christmas Eve at the Arua Heritage Courts Hotel.
Obetia urged the candidates who will make it to Parliament to introduce an unfinished projects prohibition Bill to push for what he called the ordinary peoples’ agenda.
“This time I want only good people to represent West Nile. If you are here to boost your personal standing in society, please don’t waste our time,†he told the candidates.
He accused politicians of not listening to the word of God and of undermining prophetic voices of religious leaders, which he said denies them (religious leaders) a chance to guide politicians.
Obetia also criticised politicians for making unrealistic promises to the electorate, which often go unfulfilled.
He called on elected leaders to encourage people to work hard to liberate themselves from poverty, saying interventions such as NAADS had left them “more dependent on the Government than independent and prosperousâ€.
“It is a fact that vibrant and well-to-do citizens do not depend on the Government. We should not need to feel guilty for offering moral solutions for the faults of our society, because that law also comes from God,†he said.
THE Bishop of Madi and West Nile Diocese, Dr. Joel Obetia, has called for a law to punish ministers and civil servants who fail to complete development projects.
“People steal project funds because there is no law prohibiting it. If a project is not finished, the line minister, the permanent secretary and the project engineer should be compelled to finish it using their salaries,†he said.
Obetia made the call while addressing 12 candidates seeking parliamentary seats and LC5 chairmanships in Arua district.
The bishop met the candidates on Christmas Eve at the Arua Heritage Courts Hotel.
Obetia urged the candidates who will make it to Parliament to introduce an unfinished projects prohibition Bill to push for what he called the ordinary peoples’ agenda.
“This time I want only good people to represent West Nile. If you are here to boost your personal standing in society, please don’t waste our time,†he told the candidates.
He accused politicians of not listening to the word of God and of undermining prophetic voices of religious leaders, which he said denies them (religious leaders) a chance to guide politicians.
Obetia also criticised politicians for making unrealistic promises to the electorate, which often go unfulfilled.
He called on elected leaders to encourage people to work hard to liberate themselves from poverty, saying interventions such as NAADS had left them “more dependent on the Government than independent and prosperousâ€.
“It is a fact that vibrant and well-to-do citizens do not depend on the Government. We should not need to feel guilty for offering moral solutions for the faults of our society, because that law also comes from God,†he said.