The Rt. Hon.Jacob Olanya - Deputy Speaker of Uganda's 9th parliament came out to say that lack of research was affecting parliamentary debate. According to him, parliamentarians are always politicking, instead of discussing real issues of development. He also criticized some journalists for giving Uganda poor publicity which affects the appeal for investors to come here. Regardless of the basis of the Deputy Speaker's comments he was spot on and should be praised f or coming out strongly. One can easily countdown un researched stories that have originated from parliament in recent times. These stories normally appeal to social networks and spread as fast as wild fires in Uganda. One of the most recent stories is that of the high salaries paid to staff in state house. State house has clarified that the high salary figures displayed in the media were wrong but this correction may not go as far and as fast as the first story. In our country and perhaps in contemporary world...
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