Demands by numerous groups, also considered ‘special-interest groups’ seeking ‘special seats’ in Uganda’s Parliament are disturbing. Whereas I agree that groups such as elders and albinos need special attention, I don’t think their protection and improvement will only be achieved through special seats in Parliament.

In any case, a lawmaker like Wilson Nokorach, who represents persons with disabilities from Northern Uganda, has the ability to push for legislation or ask the Police and other security agencies to provide special protection to these groups.

For example, the rights and aspirations of the albino community in Uganda are not merely about a political seat in Parliament. Although it’s true that albinos suffer the brunt of community discrimination, other groups in our society suffer as well.

Uganda’s Parliament is already one of the biggest in the world, with about 333 members for a population of 32 million. The speakers and the entire institution of Parliament should advise such groups to instead channel their concerns through their constituency MPs.

At least I am not aware of an area in Uganda that is inhabited by only these groups. At this rate, even children will demand for seats in the august House!

Kakungulu-Mayambala,
Manhattan, New York.


Is PAC in position to finish what it starts?

For some time now, MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have been asking tough questions to all and sundry. This is admirable. However, what exactly happens thereafter? Looking from the outside, it seems to me that there is no follow-up whatsoever.

Furthermore, these MPs are soon (if not already) going to get “bogged down” with reelection campaigns. Can someone please inform the public what follow-up there is, if any? And if there isn’t any, what’s the way forward?

Paul Nabekunda,
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Warid Telecom needs to care a little more

I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the Warid GPRS internet services. At first, I thought they were a good service provider, but right now I think they are cheats. On January 24, we subscribed for Warid’s internet services using our GPRS modem.

In early February, we got a problem with the service and contacted the Business Solutions Centre and the service was restored. But on reaching home, we found that our subscription days were cut down by 48 hours.

We made several complaints to the Customer Care department but in vain. On February 22, the service was cut off. We tried Customer Care but they did not help us and it was like they did not care.

I wonder where their slogan ‘We Care’ comes from. To me, it looks like it should read “We do not Care.” I am advising them to start caring about their customers. If they continue cheating us like that, we will end up losing two days per month, making it 48 days in a year!

James Kaliisa,
0777800094.


NAADS, please pick our calls

Everyday I’ve been calling 0800230100, the toll-free line that NAADS provided for the public to contact them for inquiries. But whoever is paid to pick up the calls does not do so whenever I go through.

I’ve been calling for two weeks now. Please NAADS, we need to know more details about the services you are offering us, the farmers in rural areas. We are not calling to question your competence. Please ensure that someone competent is at hand to answer our calls!  

Ahmed Mutyaba,
Masaka.
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Seya at a crossroads

Kampala Mayor, Alhaji Nasser Ntege Sebaggala, is now at the receiving end following his humiliating defeat in Mbale to Norbert Mao in the race for DP President. Seya, as he’s commonly known, was a political magnet and a kingmaker in the past political decade.

The big question is what went wrong. For starters, Seya’s political defeat did not start in Mbale. Mbale just magnified the problem and exposed a big loophole in his quest even to retain the mayorship of Kampala; if that is what it will take to save his political career.

As Kampala mayor, Seya has betrayed his electorate. There is clearly a huge gap between Seya’s boastful arrogance and the results on the ground. One invaluable lesson that all political actors should learn from this is never to take the trust of the people for granted.

Seya is now lacking a sense of direction. His premature press conference where he declared his quitting DP attests to this. He’s living proof that an inflated ego and a laissez faire attitude is not enough for one to be a competent politician.

Seya, a man with a moderate education but a successful businessman, schemer and a fair strategist is now at a political crossroads. He needs a think tank to help rehabilitate him.

George W. Ntambaazi,
Osnabrück – Germany.


Overloaded taxis attest to Police corruption

The blatantly overloaded taxis that ply almost every road in Uganda are evidence that the Traffic Police are receiving bribes from taxi drivers. Why, otherwise, would these drivers dare the Police? Maybe we should be measuring the corruption levels of the Police in a district by the number of overloaded vehicles driven on the roads.

Paget Kintu,
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Hinn's sodomy stories shocking

I am totally surprised by the sodomy stories about renowned international evangelist, Benny Hinn, that have been appearing in the media. The allegation that Hinn’s sodomy culture culminated into a divorce petition filed by his wife has left me speechless.

Hinn has been the only international evangelist whose TV programmes I’ve loved watching and I guess he has been receiving similar attention from many viewers worldwide. This is indeed an eye opener. People should be careful when choosing born-again churches because the world is just going crazy.

Muyonjo Geofrey Baluku,
Makerere University.

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