Everyone would expect that a son to the former president of Uganda twice, Apolo Milton Obote, Jimmy Akena would be driving escalades to go to parliament but this is not the case for Akena.

Our informers got the surprise of the day yesterday when Akena, who is the Lira Municipality MP, arrived at Uganda parliament riding a bicycle.

Akena packed his bicycle and entered the parliamentary chambers. The policemen outside the parliamentary building were overheard wondering why Akena has made it a habit of riding a bicycle to parliament.

We also kept wondering whether this is the way Akena is ‘walking to work’ a programme which the opposition politicians created in April this year.

We later learnt that the MP is promoting a particular type of bicycle that makes energy as one rides and helps in reducing fuel consumption.