Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All is set for the election of the pioneer speaker and Deputy Speaker of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA at city hall this morning. This stems from the KCCA Amendment Act 2019, which introduced the positions of speaker and deputy speaker at the Authority and the …
Read More »KCCA issues guidelines for elections of speaker
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has issued guidelines for the elections of speaker. The elections are slated for March 5th. The Minister for Kampala Betty Amongi on Tuesday told the press at the Uganda Media Center that the people allowed to take part in the elections …
Read More »Race heat’s up for KCCA Speaker job
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates vying for the newly introduced speaker’s seat at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA have intensified campaigns as the election date draws closer. KCCA councilors go to the polls on March 5, 2020 to elect their pioneer speaker. Three councilors have expressed interest in the …
Read More »Uganda’s ‘social protection’ still low
What is social protection and what does it mean to the common person in a poor country like Uganda? Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | This is one major question that comes into one’s mind after reading the latest Economic Update released by the World Bank in Kampala on Feb.14. …
Read More »Kampala traffic gets big change
What next as city’s busiest street goes car-less, gets recreation parks? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Luwum Street has been one of the busiest motorized sections of Kampala city for years. Located just a block off the city’s main access; Kampala-Jinja Road, and connecting to the city’s main international …
Read More »UPL: KCCA fluff chance again as they are held by Express
KCCA 1-1 Express Onduparaka 1-1 Mbarara City Tooro United 2-0 Police Wakiso Giants 1-1 Kyetume Bright Stars 1-0 Proline Kampala, Uganda | THE UPL | Ten-man KCCA again fluffed the chance to capitalise on Vipers defeat to URA a day earlier as they laboured to a 1-1 draw with Express …
Read More »KCCA speaker’s elections set for March
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority is set to elect its speaker and deputy speaker on March 5th, 2020. In a February 17th, 2020 letter to the Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, the acting KCCA Executive Director, Andrew Kitaka, says KCCA will hold an ordinary meeting for the …
Read More »FDC NEC to vet aspirants for KCCA speakership positions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Executive Committee of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party will decide on who will contest for the positions of Speaker of Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA on the party ticket. The KCCA Act which was amended in November introduces the positions of speakers …
Read More »Gov’t approves extension of UGX 139 Bn KCCA road construction project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has approved the extension of Shillings 139 billion under the Kampala Institutional Infrastructures Development Project two (KIIDP 2). The World bank funded project was supposed to end in December 2019 but Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA hadn’t completed the works. KCCA sought the project …
Read More »FDC considering primaries for new KCCA positions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party is considering conducting primaries for all councilors interested in the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker in Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. The recently gazetted KCCA Amendment Act establishes positions of speaker and deputy speaker at City hall and …
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