Bunge officers awarded the former speaker a washing machine while Premier Pinda and his office workers awarded him a television set. It will be remembered that CCM removed Sitta from the position of Speaker after 2010 general elections proposing women candidates, including Makinda, to vie for the post.
Kwa mshangao wa wengi, Sitta ambaye alikuwa amejitwalia sifa kemkem alivyokuwa ameendesha Bunge la tisa, akitajwa kama spika wa kasi na viwango, jina lake halikurudi baada ya Kamati Kuu ya CCM chini ya Rais Kikwete kuamua kuwa nafasi ya uspika ilikuwa zamu ya mwanamke.