THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DEATH SPOTS ON ENTEBBE HIGHWAY WHICH NEED ADDRESSING

Above is a danger spot along Nakawuka road just after Kawuku trading centre. Any person can get a serious accident here or even death. The biggest problem is the handling of the rain water which is given chance to eat into the road.

Along Entebbe Road in close vicinity to some Parking Space near to Kitende Secondary School, there is a water drainage over which there National Water Pipes. I wish the Ministry of Works puts protective pipes surrounding this place. It is a death spot.
William Kituuka Kiwanuka

WILL THE CHURCH HOUSE CURE THE CHURCH’S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS?

The construction of The Church House is proceeding well so far, however, the question remains as to whether the infrastructure will really help cure the financial problems of The Church of Uganda. On ground, many who are serving in various ranks within the Church of Uganda are poverty stricken. The poverty from my point of view is because those who serve in the Church wait to get whatever is collected in the Church out of which they are entitled to get a salary. Secondly, many within the Church ranks lack enterprising skills, this is against the background that a number of Churches have land as a basic resource.
Church House has insignificant contribution by the Church of Uganda, a part from having a prime piece of land which ought to be mortgaged to some bank as of now given the astronomical amount of money required to see it to completion yet we are told that there is some other party who helped to see the development take off, which party has to get what is due to him before the Church gets any dividends.
The way forward for the Church of Uganda is to review the training which is given to those who are to serve in the various ranks within the Church such that they learn skills that can help them generate income secondly to what is officially due to them (if realized). A case in point is a zero grazing cow. If the Church can start a scheme which helps those serving in its ranks to acquire cows, with one cow in a number of places within Uganda, it is possible to subsidize one’s income. Those serving in the Church should equally spearhead the involvement of the Church followers in innovative aspects which eventually can help the families to generate income out of which they may easily save to donate to the Church.
Lastly, the Church should stop deploying unskilled Reverends in positions which require specific skills. If it is estate development, it is better to deploy someone who has the training and capacity to see such estate land create worthy value to sustain on the Church developments. The era of having a Reverend just elevated to manage departments when he/she does not have the skills has ended.
William Kituuka Kiwanuka

THE LATE J C KIWANUKA MEMORIAL SPORTS GALA

THE SHS 45BN FOR THE YOUTH MUST BE PROPERLY STUDIED BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION

The unemployment of the youth in Uganda is not a joking matter, and as such policies to address this issue must be handled with the seriousness it deserves. It is very possible for some other parties to be beneficiaries to these funds and not the targeted unemployed youth. There are sharks in Uganda who we have to live with until further notice when there is a genuine change in Government. These will take advantage of any possible opportunity to maximize on it and hence reduce chances of other potential donors. It is clear that Government is committed to implementation of this scheme, and the scheme should be seen to benefit those it should not a handful of well connected people.
The 1st thing to consider is the amount that is accessible. If a number of youth are targeted, it should be that at least a ceiling of about shs 2m is put so that as many youth as possible benefit. All in all, the scheme has to be properly dissected before the youth get hot air.
William Kituuka Kiwanuka

BY SUPPORTING DP MPS TO TAKE THE SHS103M FROM GOVT MATIA HAS SHOWN HIS INCOMPETENCE TO BE SECRETARY GENERAL FOR THE PARTY

I was shocked to hear the Secretary General of the Democratic Party Matia Nsubuga give a go ahead to MPs to take the Government bribe of shs 103m disguised as motor vehicle facilitation funds. For the Secretary General to justify a wrong move simply because he ate the shs 20m NRM bribe before the 2011 General Elections is simply unbelievable. The Secretary General is one of those who should know the role of a Member of Parliament. It is unfortunate that a whole Secretary General does not seem to understand the role of an MP. MPs are elected to perform the role of legislation not that of Local Council leaders. The Local Councils are catered for under the local government budgets. No Government worth its salt can in the 1st instance dish out money not previously budgeted for. Why is it that Government does not include the cost of the vehicles for MPs in the budget and instead makes like a surprise which comes at a time when there is a controversy to sort? 2ndly, no Government worth its salt can dish out shs 103m million to each MP when such MPs have the option to buy cheaper vehicles and spend the balance on whatever they may wish. And no Government worth its salt can call a scheme a motor vehicle scheme when each MP is at liberty to use and misuse the money without enforcing accountability. To okay the use of shs 103m by MPs clearly shows how people we imagine are on the right trend end up frustrating the efforts to see Good Governance. If the DP Secretary General insists that DP MPs get the shs 103m and buy vehicles as well as use the funds for what they see as priority needs in their constituencies, the best is that he resigns or the party should relieve him of the task because he is simply incompetent.
William Kituuka Kiwanuka

GERALD KARUHANGA'S STAR STARTED SHINING IN 2006 WHEN HE WAS VOTED MAKERERE GUILD PRESIDENT

When I was working on St. Mary's College Kisubi Centenary Magazine, a young man also Old Boy of SMACK called on me from where I was working from, the name of the young man is Maurice Taremwa who was at Makerere University Faculty of Computing & Information Technology. Taremwa wanted financial assistance from St. Mary's College Kisubi Head teacher to boost Karuhanga's candidature. Gerald Karuhanga a 3rd year Law student then stood for Guild President at Makerere University. I was able to communicate the information to OB's of St. Mary's College Kisubi, and to my surprise, Karuhanga was voted Guild President in 2006. It is then that his star started shining.
William Kituuka Kiwanuka

KARUHANGA TABLES NEW EVIDENCE ON OIL BRIBERY
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Western Uganda Youth MP Gerald Karuhanga brought more evidence showing how Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa allegedly picked bribe money in installments.
Karuhanga says he has a printout of the account held by Kutesa. He told Parliament that on different dates between June and July last year, East African Development Bank, in which Kutesa has shares, received money from Tullow Oil Uganda.
Earlier, Kutesa had dismissed the allegations as blatant lies and asked the house not to waste time carrying out investigations. The minister argued that while it’s okay to fight corruption, it should be done using correct methods and basing on facts or else the vice will be entrenched instead.
But according to Karuhanga, on 8 July 2010, the bank received 3.5 million Euros, followed by another 5 million Euros on 6 July. On 4, 10 and 21 June, the same bank got 500,000 Euros, 1.5 million Euros and 1.5 million Euros.
On Monday, MP Karuhanga overshadowed the whole debate on oil when he exposed details of bank accounts and huge amounts of money, in dollars and Euros, which were reportedly transferred to ministers Kutesa and Onek through their account numbers in foreign banks by Tullow Oil to get favors in the Oil dealings in Uganda.
Karuhanga said Kutesa received a bribe of 17.5 million Euros, an equivalent of about 68 billion shillings while Onek was reportedly given money in five different installments totaling to 5.6 million Euros, an equivalent of about 21.8 billion shillings.
Echoing what premier Amama Mbabazi had said earlier, Kutesa said the allegations are not new and as a whistle blower, Karuhanga ought to tell the truth.
Kutesa pointed out that he has never seen anyone count such colossal amounts. He questioned the kind of service he would have rendered to be awarded 17 million Euros.
The Speaker has adjourned the debate to 4:30 p.m. to allow MPs to get copies of the motion that was tabled by Theodore Sekikubo on Monday.
The motion is pushing for a moratorium on executing oil contracts to be put on the executive arm of government until proper laws are passed by Parliament.

The moratorium will also stop government from incurring further expenditure on oil revenue without the necessary laws. They are also demanding accountability for all revenues accrued so far from the oil industry, specifically the license fees charged, bonuses accrued, taxes and royalties.

As a matter of transparency, the MPs want government to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. They are also pushing government to put up a commission of inquiry to iron out the problems in the oil sector.

The inquiry should be headed by a judge of the Supreme Court with terms to investigate allegations that some government officials have been compromised and bribed by some players in the oil industry.

-Uganda Radio Network

BROKE UGANDA MPS WILL EASILY FALL PREY TO NRM GOVERNMENT MANIPULATION!

40 MPs get zero salary over debts


By MONITOR REPORTERS

Posted Monday, February 13 2012 at 00:00
In Summary

Campaign debts and flashy lifestyles combine to keep MPs at the mercy of loan sharks

About 40 MPs are so indebted that they have no money in their accounts at the end of the month despite earning a take-home package of at least Shs15 million, parliamentary sources have revealed.
About 50 other MPs are left with less than a million shillings after paying off their debts, according to sources in the Parliamentary Commission, undermining their ability to turn down financial favours from the Executive and other power brokers.

Workshops now a lifeline
Sources within the Parliamentary Commission, a body in charge of members’ welfare, told Daily Monitor that most of the first-term MPs are struggling to pay off loans taken to fund their election campaigns while others borrowed to fund lavish lifestyles.
Many of the affected MPs are forced to spend their time attending workshops and field trips to collect per diems, the sources said.
The matter was brought to the fore during the recent opposition MPs’ retreat in Jinja where one of the parliamentary commissioners, Mr Elijah Okupa (Kasilo, FDC) reportedly told his colleagues that about 70 MPs were getting zero pay at the of the month. Other sources in the commission that this newspaper spoke to independently put the figure at 40 with another 50 receiving less than a million.
Mr Okupa, who is privy to MPs’ finances by virtue of his seat on the commission, said most of the members lacked financial discipline as they end up spending their money on big cars, palatial houses and luxuries, as well as supporting poor constituents.