East Africa with effect from this year is likely to have an exodus of new presidents with the curtain raisers being Kenya. However in a bid to look for the Chief Executives of these countries, the Prime Ministers have paraded themselves as the most suitable candidates.

In the history of East Africa especially Uganda Kenya and Tanzania, the first Prime Ministers of these countries went ahead to become presidents. In Uganda     Dr Milton Obote became president of Uganda, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere became president of Tanzania and Mzee Jommo Kenyatta became president of Kenya.

On Saturday the third of March I had the opportunity to attend a Fethulah Gulen interfaith dialogue at Hotel Africana in Kampala.  The dialogue attracted religious leaders from different walks of life who spoke extensively about tolerance and co existence.

Unfortunately the political players who in most cases are the trouble causers were absent. Politics and politicians inadvertently or deliberately have made this country inhabitable for some.... every passing day and minute majority of Ugandans keep loosing interest in their country as they become sad over a number of issues.

Our good parliamentarians despite their political differences can disagree on anything else but money. The cat has already been let out of the bag that they have and are to receive Ushs 103 million each for purchasing new cars.

Some opposition members of parliament like Odonga Otto are on record as saying that they are ready to cause commotion if they are not given their share of the Ushs 103m for cars in time. This followed revelations that some MPs had already received the money on their accounts.