Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Nowere, the acting Director Tax Collection under Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has defended the 6 percent property tax levy, saying it is fair and legal. The 2005 Local Government Act mandates Urban councils to set property rates not exceeding 12% of the rateable …
Read More »KCCA suffers two office break ins
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA offices have been broken into twice within a space of two weeks, KCCA councilors heard on Thursday. This came to light through a June 23, 2019 letter authored by a whistleblower. According to the whistle blower, unidentified people broke into …
Read More »Lukwago starts probe into Kawempe property valuation exercise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has commenced investigations into the property valuation exercise for Kawempe Division. On Monday, Lukwago held a closed-door meeting with a team from the valuation office and leaders from Kawempe division. Earlier this month, council leaders in Kawempe and residents …
Read More »Kampala city’s deadly floods
Why experts now want KCCA to cope with, not fight rain Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | For hundreds of thousands of Kampala residents, the onset of the rain season these days means suffering, losing property and even lives and this year’s rainy season has not been any different. There …
Read More »MPs demand creation of City Metropolitan police force
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have faulted Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for failing to create a Metropolitan Police Force nine years after a law came into force. In their report, the MPs sitting on the committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) say …
Read More »Vendors decry high Sunday market fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors down town Kampala are complaining of high operating market fees charged by Kampala Capital City Authority. The vendors operate on Luwum, Burton, Dastur and Namirembe streets every Sunday. The streets are closed to motorists to allow the vendors to display their merchandise as …
Read More »KCCA to rehabilitate city roads
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA is to start rehabilitating 46.7 km of roads in the city at an estimated USD 173 million (about UGX 646 billion provided by the African Development Bank. Procurement for the road works is expected to start in September this year. …
Read More »Children still on Kampala streets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala streets are still teaming with children, despite recent efforts by the Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry to evict them. Small groups of children still brave the cold and drizzle to beg on the streets of Kampala. Children of all ages can be seen …
Read More »KCCA to introduce Taxi apps
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA plans to introduce phone applications for taxi operators in a bid to decongest the city. According to the Authority, once the app is introduced, taxis will only show up at stages and parks to pick up passengers once called. The …
Read More »Sh777 billion needed to control flooding in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA needs sh777 billion to control floods in the city. The KCCA Acting Executive Director Engineer Andrew Kitaaka says that despite having a drainage master plan, the authority does not have money to carry out construction works for three main channels of …
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