It is not the MP's duty to buy Ambulances
By Michael Aboneka Jr There has been a rush for MPs to buy Ambulances to their voters as a token of appreciation for their votes. It seems purchasing an Ambulance is an unwritten rule within the corridors of Parliament or out of peer pressure. These MPs purchase anything and call it an Ambulance; I have seen toyota premios, probox vehicles passed off as ambulances of course with huge emblems of the MP so that the voters cannot forget them at the last hour. There seems to be no policy regulating ambulances because ambulances are categorized in grades depending on their purpose and the least standard ambulance costs about USD 25,000 and a specialized one about USD 150,000. There are further regulations on how these should be and that most times, what we see MPs donating is merely a transport vehicle baptized as an Ambulance. We need to have a robust policy to regulate the ambulances so that whoever wants to extend charity, they do so while meeting all standards. Be that as it may, it i