tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827250720771498655.post6913641364511070688..comments2023-10-25T09:24:05.980-05:00Comments on Sustainable Development: Ugandan ParlimentProf. Roothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05091555768823101805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827250720771498655.post-35618925319632708462010-06-20T12:05:29.332-05:002010-06-20T12:05:29.332-05:00I don't know what I thought of the speaker, as...I don't know what I thought of the speaker, as I found him to be very disrespectful by using his phone during the presentation. But now after seeing more of the culture surrounding Uganda, I realize many use their phones during similar things. It is easy to see the corruption within the parliment, as Jen stated in the previous post. I even asked one of the MUBS students what it would take to get on parliment and he stated a certain number of shillings. It just shocks me a government can act this way. There needs to be some regulation and accountability of these people!Ryan Boatmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087150489193238237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827250720771498655.post-81090906031268802282010-06-17T21:08:01.765-05:002010-06-17T21:08:01.765-05:00The Ugandan Parliament also doesn’t seem to be ver...The Ugandan Parliament also doesn’t seem to be very straightforward with the people, which is wrong for government leaders. The PR representative was always on his phone which seemed like a power play or like the people, and us, were so insignificant compared to his daily duties. It seems like government leaders in Uganda don’t want the people to understand what is going on because they are not doing what they are supposed to. <br /><br />The ministers don’t seem to recognize or truly represent their constituents well. Last week, one minister refused to sit down after a subject matter was closed by the Speaker. He was escorted out of the building and suspended; other ministers followed him. I think this shows that even Ugandan ministers aren’t allowed to fully voice their opinions while in session which means that the people are heard less too. <br /><br />The president is head of government and appoints the prime minister and the committees, so obviously corruption is easily obtained since the president can just choose members of his party to represent in government. I also noticed that the PR representatives skirted around many questions, one in particular dealt with the salary of government ministers. This seems to indicate that some money is skimmed off the top for members of parliament and that all the money does not reach the people. The salary figures are not known to the general public, which also seems strange.JennKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317324893122485608noreply@blogger.com