Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A special council meeting of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA on Thursday flopped due to lack of quorum. The Council is composed of 36 members including the Lord Mayor and the deputy, division mayors and councillors. However, it was only the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and …
Read More »High Court blocks KCCA job interviews
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has blocked the scheduled interviews for Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. The Assistant Court Registrar for Civil Division of High Court Joy Kabagye issued an interim order blocking the interviews that were supposed to be held on September, 30th. The order was granted following …
Read More »Kamya, Lukwago disagree on how to implement council resolutions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a disagreement between the Kampala Capital City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and minister for Kampala, Beti Olive Kamya over the implementation of council resolutions. In a September 6th, 2019 letter, Kamya cautions Lukwago on “irregularity where the Authority is implementing Council resolutions …
Read More »KCCA asks court to dismiss application seeking to block job recruitment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority and the Attorney General have asked court to dismiss an application seeking to block the job recruitment at the authority. The application was filed last week by KCCA Human Resource Officer Paul Kasulu in the Civil Division of High Court seeking …
Read More »Buganda Princess drags Kabaka to court for alleged trespass
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The daughter of Prince George William Chwa has dragged the Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and six others to court for alleged trespass on their family land found in Kyadondo and Munyonyo suburbs in Wakiso district. The other respondents to the …
Read More »KCCA seeks to recruit over 200 health workers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA wants government to recruit over 200 health workers to address staff shortages in its health facilities. Richard Lule, the Director Administration and Human Resource in KCCA told council on Monday that the Authority has written to the Public Service Ministry …
Read More »KCCA probes UGX 14 billion payment to law firm
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is investigating circumstances under which 14.9 billion shillings was paid to Messrs. Sendege Senyondo & Co Advocates. The firm had reportedly represented Kampala city Council and later Kampala Capital City Authority in courts of law for a period of 20 …
Read More »Why Museveni might not sign new KCCA law
Stage set for battle with Lukwago Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE AND JULIAN SABIITI | KCCA officials and Kampala district MPs are anxious about whether President Yoweri Museveni will assent to the Kampala Capital City Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that parliament has passed. The anxiety is partly because of the …
Read More »KCCA Area land committees sworn-in
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Area land committee from five divisions of Kampala have been sworn in and issued instruments of power. The swearing-in ceremony was held on Thursday at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA offices at City Hall and presided over by Reuben Kamoga, the Authority …
Read More »KCCA summons Musisi, four others over exorbitant legal fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA council has summoned former Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi to explain the exorbitant legal fees. KCCA is indebted to the tune of Shillings 49.7 billion in legal fees. It was the unanimous decision of KCCA councilors to summon Musisi to …
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