Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has drafted a physical plan with the aim of improving land use management, air quality and adaption to climate change in the precincts of Kololo, Makerere, Mulago and Nakasero areas. The draft is a result of the study conducted under the …
Read More »Kisaka outlines 7-point programme for Kampala City
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dorothy Kisaka has taken charge of KCCA today, outlining a 7-point programme to improve and unite the city. “We will promote a culture that says ‘we are bigger than the differences that divide us’. The people of Kampala deserve that. We can all win,” …
Read More »New KCCA executive director Dorothy Kisaka takes oath
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dorothy Kisaka has taken oath as the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA executive director. Kisaka replaces Eng. Andrew Kitaka who has been acting executive director since Jennifer Musisi resigned in 2018. Kisaka was nominated last month by President Museveni. He directed the Public Service Commission …
Read More »Gov’t to operationalise boda boda free zone in November
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has extended deadline for operationalization of the boda boda free zone in Kampala to November 1st. The boda boda free zone will run along the boundaries of Wampewo roundabout- Jinja road to Kitgum house junction – Access road – Mukwano road to …
Read More »Constitutional court drops UNATU’s petition against KCCA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dropped a petition by Uganda National Teacher’s Union-UNATU against Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA for denying teachers representation in the council just like other professional bodies. The five member panel of the Constitutional Court justices led by Kenneth Kakuru dropped the petition …
Read More »Boda boda operators reject new stages, registration guidlines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda Boda Operators have rejected the newly gazzetted stages by Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA and said they will stick to the old ones. These say they are ignorant about how KCCA came up with the 579 gazzetted stages out of over 3000 stages …
Read More »Gov’t suspends operationalisation of Boda Boda free zone
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has suspended the operationalisation of Boda boda Free Zone announced by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA on Sunday, according to Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga. The Boda Boda Free Zone would run along the boundaries of Wampewo Roundabout- Jinja Road to Kitgum House junction – Access …
Read More »KCCA law enforcement officers failing to maintain SOPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA law enforcement officers are struggling to maintain standard operating procedures – SOPs while carrying out their duties in the city. The officers working with police often engage in running battles with vendors who operate illegally on the streets of Kampala. …
Read More »CONFIRMED: Dorothy Kisaka is new KCCA executive director
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed the appointment of lawyer Dorothy Kisaka as the new Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. This is according to a letter addressed to the Minister of Public Service Wilson Muruli Mukasa, by the chairman of the Public Service …
Read More »KIIDP 2 road works at 25% completion- KCCA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing road works being undertaken by Kampala Capital City Authority under the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project 2 (KIIDP 2) stand at 25 percent completion. Eng. Stephen Kibuuka, the KCCA project coordinator says the percentage covers majorly low value works like transfer of …
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