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 …
Read More »Vendors petition parliament over brutality
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fuba Tukole Hawkers and Vendors Association have petitioned the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga over mistreatment by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA enforcement officers. The association spokesman, Emmanuel Tebajjuka and the system strategic officer, Uwiweze Kalera told Kadaga on Monday that the officers harass, torture, injure hawkers and …
Read More »Lukwago files appeal notice in taxation case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has filed a notice of appeal against the 47 million shillings taxation bill filed by former Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority, Jennifer Ssemakula Musisi. Lukwago through his lawyer Nathan Mpenjje seeks to challenge the June 7th, 2019 …
Read More »Education ministry bans construction of churches, mosques in public schools.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has stopped the construction of churches and mosques in community or public schools in Kampala. The ministry’s move follows a number of land wrangles between the Ministry of Education, KCCA and religious institutions regarding land. In the recent past, KCCA …
Read More »Feasibility study for Old taxi park to start next month
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The feasibility study to redevelop the Old taxi park will start next month. Last year KCCA received 4 billion shillings from the Netherlands Government to conduct the study. Peter Kaujju, the KCCA Spokesperson says that the feasibility study could not start last year because …
Read More »Lukwago loses Ugx 47 million taxation appeal against Musisi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has lost an appeal challenging a tax bill of 47 million Shillings filed by former Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority Jennifer Musisi Ssemakula. The taxation appeal stems from an application filed by Lukwago in 2012 accusing the …
Read More »Government takes over determination of garbage collection fees in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has taken over the responsibility of determining garbage collection fees in Kampala City. The move is reportedly aimed at preventing the exploitation of the public by the three garbage collection firms operating in the city. They are Nabugabo Up deal Joint Venture, Homeklin Services …
Read More »Gov’t loses appeal case against Lord Mayor Lukwago
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has dismissed government’s application seeking to challenge the reinstatement in office of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. A panel of three Justices Kenneth Kakuru, Stephen Musota and Christopher Madrama dismissed the application challenging Justice Lydia Mugambe’s orders …
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