By Patrick Kagenda Railway reserve eviction leaves tears in its trail The demolition crew arrived at 2am. Hajat Azia Namatovu, an elderly woman, was deep asleep at this time of the night but the roar of giant Caterpillar earth movers of the demolishers woke her. By the time she reached …
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By Haggai Matsiko and Joseph Were `I am here to do a serious job, don’t involve me in politics’ The KCCA executive director spoke to The Independent’s Joseph Were and Haggai Matsiko After three years in charge of KCCA, you have a campaign you are running. Do you want to …
Read More »KCCA Tribunal report incompetent
By Morris DC Komakech Shows how the NRM’s centrist politics undermines the foundation of national sanity The tension rising now in Kampala over the Justice Catherine Bamugemeriere’s report was expected. The KCCA/Tumwebaze Tribunal manufactured prima facie “facts” of misconduct, abuse of office and incompetence upon which the Kampala City Council …
Read More »Lukwago kicked out of office
By The Independent Team The Kampala City Mayor Erias Lukwago has this morning been voted out of office. In a special council meeting that was hurriedly held at City Hall on Monday morning chaired by Frank Tumwebaze the minister of the Presidency and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), 29 …
Read More »KCCA tribunal a farce
By Eric Wakabi Drama takes centre-stage as honest allegations against Lord Mayor evaporate The drama at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) tribunal hearing allegations against Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago have proved interesting, especially during cross-examination of witnesses by his lawyers; Abdul Katuntu and Medard Lubega Ssegona. The Minister for …
Read More »MPs inspect KCCA projects
By Aloysious Kasoma Members of Parliament on Local Government Committee took a day off to move around some parts of the city to inspect different projects done by Kampala Capital City Authority. The MPS however were not convinced with the quality of the work done by the authority in the …
Read More »Nakivubo Blue PS not closed
By Aloysious Kasoma The administration of the Nakivubo Blue Primary School has rubbished allegations that the school was closed down by Kampala Capital City Authority. Lwanga Kizza the headmaster of the more than 50 years old school confirmed to The Independent that what is circulating in the media about the …
Read More »KCCA denies selling Cemetery
By Ronald Musoke Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) has never sold part or the whole of the Jinja Road Cemetery, an official at the city authority has said. There has been construction activity around the cemetery in recent months where men have been seen digging up around the cemetery. However, …
Read More »KCCA warns traders about license fees
By Julius Businge The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is urging traders to pay their license dues in time or else they will face the courts of law, a top KCCA official has said. Speaking to The Independent in an interview on Jan. 10, Phoebe Lutaaya Kamya, the director revenue …
Read More »No licenses for unregistered foreign petty traders, says KCCA
By Julius Businge Following the recent registration of the foreign petty traders around Kampala by the ministry of trade, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is now demanding for a clearance letter from any foreign petty trader intending to obtain a trading license from the city authority to do business. …
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