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BREAKING: Dr. Kizza Besigye's lawyer, Eron Kiiza, has been sentenced to nine months in prison by the General Court Martial on charges of contempt of court.
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Yesterday, the outgoing Executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Jennifer Musisi, handed over office to the Kampala minister, Beti Kamya at City Hall. This was after a Wednesday farewell party for Musisi, who resigned as KCCA executive director in October.
During the party at Lugogo Indoor stadium in Kampala, Musisi, outlined the challenges and the battles she has fought since 2011. The public is now awaiting her successor who, according to Kamya, will be announced soon. Sources at the Kampala ministry, say the process of getting Musisi’s replacement started immediately after she announced her resignation in October.
POSSIBLE NOMINEES
Those lined up are said to include Kiwanuka Kiryowa, the National Resistance Movement party lawyer, Eng Andrew Kitaka, KCCA’s director for engineering and technical services, Prof. Anthony Mbonye, the former director general of health services, Patrick Mukiibi, the commissioner Tax Investigation at Uganda Revenue Authority and Henry Mayega, Uganda’s deputy ambassador to China.
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MAFIAS
Yusuf Nsibambi, the chairperson Kampala District Land Board, told Saturday Vision that the new city director should expect to fight with some top government officials over several interests. He described them as ‘mafias’.
“He will face the same challenges Musisi has faced. The mafia group running the City Hall will not allow the new executive director to award contracts to different firms. He will either dance to their tunes or lose the job. Those who have refused had to resign,” Nsibambi said.
But the Government deputy spokesperson, Col Shaban Bantariza, dismissed Nsibambi’s claims. “Those are non-constructive debates. First of all, who are the mafias Nsibambi is talking about? I don’t think all is well in the Forum For Democratic Change (FDC) party. Are there no mafias running that party?” Bantariza asked.
DIVISIONS
The deputy mayor, Central division, Sam Gombya, said the new KCCA boss must work on the relationship with the political leadership in the Authority.
“Musisi failed in that area. That’s why KCCA was facing challenges in collecting the local revenue because the technical wing did not involve us in its programmes. Therefore, to be successful, the new director has to work with us because we interface with people,” Gombya said.
The relationship between the division mayors, councillors and Musisi has not been good. Political leaders have been accusing the technical wing of usurping their powers. When Musisi assumed office in 2011, she centralised KCCA bank accounts, closing the accounts for all the five divisions.
This, according to Joyce Ssebugwawo, the Rubaga division mayor, crippled activities at the divisions.
“Even if I want to buy mineral water for my visitors, I have to write to City Hall, to get money. This is unfair,” Ssebugwawo said. Gombya said the incoming person will have to devolve some powers at the division level.
LUKWAGO FACTOR
The public is eagerly waiting to see how the new KCCA boss will relate with the Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago. Lukwago has been engaged in court and political battles with Musisi, claiming that she usurped his powers.
In 2013, the former NRM party councillors joined the fight and impeached Lukwago, creating a political impasse for two years at City Hall. When he was again voted into office in 2016, Lukwago started, where he had stopped, demanding several things. This time, Lukwago came with political might because the majority councillors belong to FDC, a political party he associates Kiwanuka Mbonye Mayega Kitaka with, though he belongs to the Democratic Party.
Lukwago is claiming his unpaid salary, saying he was illegally impeached. Musisi has left office before sanctioning Lukwago to be paid. Efforts to get Lukwago were futile as he is reported to be in France. But a city legislator, who is close to Lukwago, told Saturday Vision that if Musisi’s successor wants co-operation with Lukwago at City Hall, he may have to pay his arrears. Bruhan Byaruhanga, an NRM councillor, doubted whether paying Lukwago’s arrears will endear anybody to Lukwago.
“To Lukwago, everyone at City Hall is bad. Just look through his history with the ministers who have served in Kampala,” Byaruhanga, who led the petition impeaching Lukwago, said.
Nsibambi, however, advised that to have good cordial relationship, the new KCCA technical head should accept to be subordinate to the elected leaders.
“KCCA civil servants are not answerable to President Yoweri Museveni, but to the Lord Mayor and his councillors, who were elected by the people,” he added.
Who will step into Musisi’s shoes? Check out the list Yesterday, the outgoing Executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Jennifer Musisi, handed over office to the Kampala minister, Beti Kamya at City Hall.
Lord Mayor Lukwago's mail boy knocked dead by a speeding trailer
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Lord Mayor Lukwago's mail boy knocked dead by a speeding trailer
Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s mail delivery assistant Mayanja Godfrey has been knocked down by a speeding lorry this morning. A statement from the Lord Mayor’s office read:
The office of the Lord Mayor is saddened by the demise of Mayanja Godfrey, who was part of Lord Mayor’s staff particularly responsible for delivering documents to different destinations. Mayanja has been knocked down by a speeding trailer at Kyengera and he died on the spot. He has left behind 5 children. The program will be communicated later.
Besigye, Lukwago charged over electoral reforms meeting
Besigye, Lukwago charged over electoral reforms meeting
Dr Besigye (C) with his co-accused. File Photo Prosecution led by Ms Christine Byamugisha, alleged that the suspects on May 14, this year at Nsambya Youth Sharing Hall, disobeyed the lawful orders of police officer Siraje Bakaleke, the Kampala South Metropolitan commander when he instructed them to disperse from the meeting venue but adamantly refused to heed to his orders KAMPALA.Kampala Lord…
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Besigye, Lukwago detained by police
Besigye, Lukwago detained by police
Kampala Lord mayor Erias Lukwago was arrested by police on Thursday morning in Nsambya, a Kampala suburb when he turned up for a meeting on electoral reforms . Photo by Faiswal Kasirye
Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leader, Dr Kizza Besigye and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago have been detained by police.
Mr Lukwago was arrested by police on Thursday morning in Nsambya, a Kampala…
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The Silent Genocide Virus
With the long leadership of H.E President YK Museveni, there continues to be a groaning anger that is in instilled in Ugandan every other day that passes by. With lots of security intervention and alertness, measures are being taken to calm down the situation but all in all the anger begins to sprout out from the citizens and people.
It all started with the Kiboga crisis where the Bafuriki (Immigrants) where claimed to be taking away the land of the Batoro. The beauty of the rose flower turns out wears out as your gentle touch approaches the stem, you will find a weird feelings of the thorns. Should I say that Uganda is now belonging to the dogs with the most recent crisis in the leadership of Kampala the capital city.
The Lord Mayor has been kicked out of his position despite many struggles from the time that he became mayor. And the appointment of Ms. Jeniffer Musisi as the Executive director, there has been advancement in the development but the powers of the Lord Mayor where cut out leaving him as a mere puppet.
There has been a slow growing river between the two giants followed by caos and critism of the voter rights amidst the leadership that is grown with tribalism the regionalism. With claims that the persons from Western Uganda have dominated the leadership and ruling of the country right from the President of the Republic of Uganda to the list depriving other Ugandans of them ability to rule.
In economics, Uganda is place where the rich get richer and richer and the poor get poorer and poorer. The saying has been altered, based on the origin that you come from – the Banyonkole get richer and richer while those from the other tribes get poorer and poorer; which means that you can only get richer when you come from the west.
There has been a resolution which has caused many to inter marry with those from the western Uganda with the need to gain wealth. This becomes an advantage to create unity among the people but the temporal unity gets destroyed by the leadership distribution. With the indigenous Ugandan resorting to living a miraculous where the motto of the country has change to – For God and my stomach; instead of For God and my Country. Ugandan have lost unity and are now getting divided by tribalism eating them up causing an grudge.
With the headlines of today news paper - Lukwago kicked out, portrays a lot with statements like THE PERSON YOU CALL PRESIDENT WILL BE KICKED OUT, causing a lot of ruckus for the political platform of 2016. And claims that the government media is trying to brainwash the citizens.
With all the bitterness that is pushed to the social media, and the anger in the people, there is a lot of signs that it potrays for the future of Ugandans, with lots of protection being given to the councilors who did the impeachment, there is still a lot that is needed to calm down the anger in the public amidst riots that are being prevented and fought by the police and security agents.
Article by Indepth Africa at 2012-02-22 07:57:12 Categorized in Daily News, East Africa, News, Uganda,
