Türk praised Indonesia’s Parliament for passing the Domestic Workers Protection Law, calling it a “historic breakthrough” for the nation’s estimated 4.2 million domestic workers, most of them being women.
Mao framed his bid for Speaker as part of a broader mission to reform Parliament, which he said needs urgent fixing, particularly in tackling corruption and restoring public trust in the legislature.
Like the usual benchmarking trips abroad that turn into merry-making festivities without any substance, the regional parliamentary sittings are just extravagant feel-good parties for these MPs and their girlfriends or boyfriends as they waste taxpayers’ money—a Marie Antoinette financial virus consuming taxpayers’ money.
In a kleptocracy, corrupt politicians enrich themselves secretly outside the rule of law, through kickbacks, bribes, and special favors from lobbyists and corporations, or they simply direct state funds to themselves and their associates.
The ruling NRM and its leaders are fortified in the belief that as long as they can master the numbers to support the party, President Museveni will always pardon them, even in the face of corrupt practices.