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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business has been paralysed at Lira District local goverment where civil servants have abandoned offices for fear of being arrested by the State House anti-corruption unit. This stemmed from a raid in Lira and the districts of  Alebtong, Dokolo and Amolatar over the last …

Kampala, Uganda | CSBAG |  Every financial year, the government commits to upgrade a number of roads across the country, but many of these roads have remained unattended to despite budgetary allocations. The government has on many occasions pledged to tarmac various roads across the country, but many of the …

THIS WEEK: The ongoing feud between Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director and Minister for Kampala Beti Kamya is paralyzing work at City Hall, the headquarters of the city authority. It all started when Musisi distanced herself from the KCCA Bill, largely engineered by Kamya. While appearing on a radio …

Lukwago vows to opposes KCCA Bill Amendment Bill (2015) Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has called for a referendum by the people of Kampala to decide on how the city’s top official should be voted. On Wednesday, government re-introduced the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) amendment bill 2015 which provides that voters …

Parliament’s public service and local government committee has questioned why the Electoral Commission (EC) requires sh37.5 billion for Local Council elections. Mukono South MP Johnson Muyanja Ssenyonga expressed dissatisfaction with the huge figures allocated for some activities such as the demarcation and harmonization of administrative units and boundaries which was put at sh577m. “Which demarcations …

VIDEO: Local Government ministry comes under fire after officials reportedly diverted sh5.3 billion to their personal accounts. According to reports, the said funds were meant to procure cars to the district chairpersons in the 2014/15 financial year. As they appeared before the Public Accounts Committee of parliament, officials from the ministry of …

As Jennifer Musisi, the Executive Director, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) makes five years in office on April 15, the question some key players in the capital are asking is whether she will be able to hold on to the job at City Hall.  This time, it appears, politicians from …

Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago will not be allowed to return to his office until the current term expires and he is duly sworn in. The Attorney General yesterday advised that it would be contempt of court orders to allow the Lord Mayor back today as he had wished. Through …