Corridors of Power
Feb 17, 2010
Health minister Dr. Stephen Mallinga has mastered the art of wooing others to enjoy Uganda’s tourist attractions. Opening the 50th health ministers’ meeting on Monday, Mallinga said :
Malinga Patriotic
Health minister Dr. Stephen Mallinga has mastered the art of wooing others to enjoy Uganda’s tourist attractions. Opening the 50th health ministers’ meeting on Monday, Mallinga said : “I urge you to go and see the Source of the Nile because it will rekindle your historical memories of Moses. I do not want you to go back to your respective countries without seeing the source of this river which goes through Sudan and beyond.â€
Elusive Awori
Do you remember the publicity hound Aggrey Awori, the UPC man? Gone are the days when Awori would freely express his views. Awori, who chairs the Government committee handling the re-opening of CBS Radio is on high demand to explain the developments in regard to the issue. However, he has been dodging journalists. Recently, the journalists cornered him and asked him why he no longer gives them scoops? “Are you still in the transitional period in your new party?†they asked. Awori crossed to the NRM and has since abandoned his plans to become Uganda’s next president.
Seya’s language
On Wednesday, members of Parliament conducted business in Luganda after Kampala Mayor Nasser Sebaggala asked them to allow him give his views in a language he was most comfortable with. Although this did not go down well with some MPs, especially those who did not understand Luganda and a section of television journalists, the committee chairman, Anthony Yiga (NRM), respected Seya’s request.
Surprisingly, when journalists later asked Sebaggala to give them a comment in English, he did so without any hesitation. What was all this about Sebaggala?
Height Problem
One’s height can at times be a problem. This came true when Dr. Chris Mwikisa from the World Health Organisation was giving his speech at Serena Hotel during the health ministers’ conference. When Mwikisa came to the podium, he could not reach the microphone which the tall health minister, Dr. Stephen Mallinga, had just been using. Realising that he was inaudible, he said: “I am not as tall as the minister.†This comment prompted a health official to help Mwisika position the mic at the right angle. Some participants were heard saying: “Do not mind about your height, after all you are smart upstairs.â€
Health minister Dr. Stephen Mallinga has mastered the art of wooing others to enjoy Uganda’s tourist attractions. Opening the 50th health ministers’ meeting on Monday, Mallinga said : “I urge you to go and see the Source of the Nile because it will rekindle your historical memories of Moses. I do not want you to go back to your respective countries without seeing the source of this river which goes through Sudan and beyond.â€
Elusive Awori
Do you remember the publicity hound Aggrey Awori, the UPC man? Gone are the days when Awori would freely express his views. Awori, who chairs the Government committee handling the re-opening of CBS Radio is on high demand to explain the developments in regard to the issue. However, he has been dodging journalists. Recently, the journalists cornered him and asked him why he no longer gives them scoops? “Are you still in the transitional period in your new party?†they asked. Awori crossed to the NRM and has since abandoned his plans to become Uganda’s next president.
Seya’s language
On Wednesday, members of Parliament conducted business in Luganda after Kampala Mayor Nasser Sebaggala asked them to allow him give his views in a language he was most comfortable with. Although this did not go down well with some MPs, especially those who did not understand Luganda and a section of television journalists, the committee chairman, Anthony Yiga (NRM), respected Seya’s request.
Surprisingly, when journalists later asked Sebaggala to give them a comment in English, he did so without any hesitation. What was all this about Sebaggala?
Height Problem
One’s height can at times be a problem. This came true when Dr. Chris Mwikisa from the World Health Organisation was giving his speech at Serena Hotel during the health ministers’ conference. When Mwikisa came to the podium, he could not reach the microphone which the tall health minister, Dr. Stephen Mallinga, had just been using. Realising that he was inaudible, he said: “I am not as tall as the minister.†This comment prompted a health official to help Mwisika position the mic at the right angle. Some participants were heard saying: “Do not mind about your height, after all you are smart upstairs.â€