Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Frank Rusa Nyakaana, who has been the face of the famed Interparty Organization for Dialogue-IPOD having served as its Executive Secretary says the organisation still has a future even without him at the steering wheel. Rusa made the remarks during an interview with Uganda Radio …
Read More »No dustbins: Taxi drivers complain, stuck with rubbish
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of taxi operators in Kampala are in a state of confusion, on where to dump the trash they would have collected from passengers in their vehicles, under the new anti-littering penalty announced by NEMA. Under the National Environment Act 2019, NEMA is …
Read More »Littering fine of shs 6m to start in April
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) said in less than two weeks, the enforcement of an express penalty scheme will kick off. This according to the officials will help to reduce environmental degradation and create a …
Read More »KCCA Speaker, Councilors run to parliament
KCCA councillors want an audience with the Parliamentary Committee on budget, the Presidency and Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises -COSASE Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama in Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA council Wednesday when the speaker, Zahara Luyirika walked into the Council hall …
Read More »ROADS: Battle rages in KCCA over funding for Council sittings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA council could not meet Tuesday after the Executive Director, Dorothy Kisaka wrote to the Lord Mayor and Speaker indicating that the authority lacked the finances to facilitate the sitting. This forced the political leaders including KCCA Speaker of KCCA, Zahara Luyirika, …
Read More »KCCA faulted for non-remittance of UGX 4.107Bn statutory deductions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises-COSASE has faulted Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA for failing to remit the statutory deductions from staff amounting to 4.107 billion Shillings to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for the Financial Year 2021/2022. The committee members confirmed …
Read More »KCCA resolves to halt issuance of contracts to casual workers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Council on Thursday unanimously resolved to halt the issuance of contracts to casual workers for cleaning the city. The decision was reached in the KCCA council meeting chaired by Deputy Speaker Nasur Masaba on Tuesday following a resolution presented by the Lord …
Read More »ROADS: Total chaos at KCCA Council – Contractors meeting
Invited contractors’ representatives present questionable IDs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chaos engulfed a Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Council meeting at City Hall on Thursday after invited road construction contractors presented documents that couldn’t clearly identify them. Council Speaker Zahra Luyirika had invited contractors of the roads to be …
Read More »KCCA resolves to halt issuance of contracts to casual workers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Council has unanimously resolved to halt the issuance of contracts to casual workers for cleaning the city. The decision was reached in the KCCA council meeting chaired by Deputy Speaker Nasur Masaba on Tuesday following a resolution presented by the Lord …
Read More »Children remain on Kampala streets despite several operations
SPECIAL FEATURE | Hafitha Issa & Christopher Kisekka- URN | When walking through the main intersections of Kampala central business district, you will always encounter children in tattered clothes begging for money from pedestrians and motorists. “Mpayo ekikumi”. This is loosely translated as ‘give me Shillings 100’ is a common …
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