Uganda, March 20 -- The recent revelations through the online campaign, the Uganda Parliamentary Exhibition continues to steer debate. The most painful part is the response that has been given by parliament through its director of communications. While justifying what I would term as nugatory expenditures, he accuses the public of blindly attacking the Speaker while forgetting those that have reportedly stolen more than what she has taken! Two wrongs don't make a right!

One of the items spent by Parliament through the office of the Speaker is donations. My view is that the duty of parliament is to appropriate adequate resources to ensure that the needs of taxpayers are fully met because donation is driven by those unmet needs. However mu...