'We shall clobber you'

Guests who recently attended the graduation party of Ms Susan Ashaba found it most hilarious indeed. And minister Kahinda Otafiire is to blame. Venue was the Flora Hall of College Inn, Wandegeya. When he arrived, Ota Fire patched himself on the first empty seat he found as he gabbed on his cell phone and nodded to whoever looked his way.

In his speech, the water, lands and environment minister and Ruhinda County MP, good naturedly threw in some political words. He lashed out at young 'intellectuals' who invest their time in 'useless' demonstrations against the Movement government. "We are good at beating people, we shall beat you," he said to hearty laughter by the audience. "We don't want people to make a nuisance of Museveni." Man, that's fire!

Published in Sunday Monitor, April 10, 2005