During a meeting by government agencies and GGGI at Golden Tulip Hotel in Kampala, the question of land was raised as a big challenge in urban planning. This is observed during public development such as roads which often need residents to offer part of their land to have a proper road constructed.
In her August 1 2023 letter, Prime Minister Nabbanja summoned key government officials, including the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Minister of Local Government, the Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, as well as the Prime Minister of Buruuli Kingdom, to the crisis meeting.
The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, told MPs that the expiry of the term office of the LCs has not created any leadership vacuum after the Government extended their tenure in office.
At a post-budget meeting where the Economic Policy Research Center released their report assessing of the FY2023/24 agro-industrialization programme budget towards provision of agricultural extension, Lawrence Kasenge who heads the agriculture desk in Ministry of Finance admitted that extension services were not budgeted for.
Lukwago asked the members to execute their mandate diligently and never at any one moment turn a blind eye to the misdeeds of any KCCA officials during service delivery.
Although the KCCA Act 2020 mandates the KCCA council to discuss and approve the city budget estimates, the State Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Kabuye Kyofatogabye bypassed the council and submitted the budget to parliament as the case has been in the past few years.
The program dubbed Local Priorities and Partnership activity-LPPA shall be funded by USAID with two million US dollars and implemented by Governance System International.
Rusoke told MPs that her Ministry was in the final stages of having in place a regulation to facilitate sharing of assets between the new cities and mother districts.
In November last year, the Attorney General issued a circular requiring the mother districts to move their headquarters to alternative areas outside the city boundaries as well as relinquishing all other immovable assets to the new administrative units, to support their growth.
Those arrested are Eng. Bernard Okuyo the project structural Engineer, Yusuf Kakeeto the Director Ghaspa Construction Company Limited, the company contracted for the works and Ismail Lule, the Project Coordinator.
Samuel Walulya Akalyamaggwa, a driver at the stage, says that they don't have any knowledge about the disease and have not taken any measures to protect themselves. He says they are yet to be sensitized by the authorities in Kampala on how to deal with the situation.
Esther Bayiga, a Health Services Researcher at the Trauma, Injury and Disability Project at the School of Public Health says that inclusive and safe public transport involves the mechanical condition of the vehicle, accessibility to roads by people of all ages, and physical condition including those living with disabilities among other factors.
Earlier this month, the Permanent Secretary, Ramathan Ggoobi dismissed more than 100 accounting officers, most of the local government officials, after they failed to beat the deadline for submission.
“We reviewed government’s commitment…and it was considered a misrepresentation of the agreed positions made in a meeting of Tuesday 6th July 2022 between Government and Uganda Local Government Workers Union and therefore, the Executive Board agreed with the commencement of industrial action,” the letter reads in part.
Mugenyi Yvonne, a graduate of Bachelor of Journalism and Communication noted that after visiting the registrar's office at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, she has put a pose to her pursuit until next month.
UNATU declared a nationwide strike at all levels starting Wednesday in their quest for equality and harmonization of the salary enhancement among teachers of different subjects, support staff, and school administrators.
Addressing journalists at the government-owned media center on Tuesday, the IUIU Council Chairperson, Faisal Abdul Aziiz Alzamel, said that besides receiving support from the Islamic Development Bank, more is needed from donors given the huge financial implication the investment will require.
Jude Byamukama says that the letter from the university did not state clear grounds for his client’s dismissal because his performance has been unquestionable.
Dr. Samuel Siminyu, the Managing editor of Makerere University press, says that they run under the mandate of supporting staff and students with publishing books and need a minimum of Shillings 1 Billion annually for their activities.
Although it was designed for pedestrians and cyclists, the corridor did not have parking spaces for bicycles until this week when KCCA installed racks for about 80 bicycles along Luwum Street.
