Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A bill to amend the Kampala Capital City Act, 2010 to provide for the Lord Mayor to be elected by the council from councilors, returns to the house today for its second and third reading today. The bill also aims to clarify the …
Read More »KCCA to collect Sh10Bn property tax from Makindye Division
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has today unveiled a draft property valuation report for Makindye Division. KCCA Revenue Director, Fred Andema says properties in Makindye division have increased from 23,000 in 2003 when the last valuation roll was compiled to 51,000 properties in the report …
Read More »KCCA to apply for extension of KIIDP deadline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) will apply for extension of the second Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Project (KIIDP 2) deadline. The five year World Bank funded project started in May 2015 and was expected to be accomplished in May 2020. However, KCCA is the …
Read More »Musisi gets Bloomberg Harvard City leadership assignment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi has joined Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative as the City Leader in Residence. Musisi resigned as KCCA executive director after a seven year successful tenure in December last year. She was the first …
Read More »MPs hail KCCA, point out areas of improvement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have commended Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for managing and improving the standard of the city. The MPs on the Committee on Presidential Affairs however appealed to KCCA to improve work relations between the political and technical wings. They said that …
Read More »KCCA bans food vending in Kabowa after cholera outbreak
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has banned the sale of cooked food and drinks prepared on the streets in Kabowa following an outbreak of cholera. State Minister for Kampala Benny Namugwanya announced the ban while addressing journalists at Uganda Media Center on Thursday. The …
Read More »Lukwago asks IGP to withdraw head of KCCA Law Enforcement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has petitioned the Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola, asking him to recall Kituuma Rusoke, the head of the Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA law enforcement team. In a November 8th, 2019 letter to Ochola, Lukwago indicates that …
Read More »KCCA to prioritize renovation of Kampala roads
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) will prioritize renovation of roads under the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Projects (KIIDP II) in 2019. “I would like to assure all the people of Kampala that the transformation of the City is on course and we intend …
Read More »KCCA FC pick first away win on continent
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC were 2-1 winners Saturday against Mtibwa Sugar SC of Tanzania in a CAF Confederation Cup game played at Azam Complex – Chamazi. Muzamir Mutyaba’s goal inside half an hour of play and Allan Okello’s goal that came two minutes from end …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Musisi bids farewell
THIS WEEK: Musisi bids farewell Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Outgoing Executive Director Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA), Jennifer Musisi handed over office on Friday a day before Dec.15 a day she had set as her last day in that position when she tendered in her resignation in October. Minister …
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