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| Clerk to Council, Deputy Speaker, Speaker |
Back in my country, I have not attended any town hall meeting even in our hometown when Charlie was mayor. In Gulu, I attend district council meetings, as a spectator, because it is part of my learning experience.
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| He confiscates phones |
The Speaker and Clerk to Council wear gowns like those worn at the British Parliament (minus the wig). They make a ceremonial entrance, preceded by the officer of the hall sounding the bell and the people stand in attention - no different from a Catholic priest entering the altar with his acolytes to start the mass.
People entering and leaving the hall have to bow courteously. Parliamentary procedures practiced elsewhere in the world are observed and newly-elected politicians attend workshops to familiarize themselves with the rules. During acclamation, the council members stomp their feet producing a sound like a hundred racing horses.
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| Council members of the Finance Committee |
Any verbal (and even written) statement is always punctuated with, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The councilors have a bit of a problem when the Deputy Speaker, who is female, presides. She is most often addressed as Madame Speaker, Sir.
Old habits die hard.
People entering and leaving the hall have to bow courteously. Parliamentary procedures practiced elsewhere in the world are observed and newly-elected politicians attend workshops to familiarize themselves with the rules. During acclamation, the council members stomp their feet producing a sound like a hundred racing horses. 
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