Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in parishes that were annexed to Masaka city are concerned by the slow pace of integration into the new urban local government. In July 2020, the former Masaka Municipal Council expanded its boundaries and annexed parishes from the neighboring districts of Kalungu and Lwengo, …
Read More »Staff shortage hits gov’t schools in Masaka city
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government schools in Masaka city are struggling with staff shortages, which is threatening consistency and the quality of learning. Gorreti Ndagire, the head teacher of Nyendo Public School, says that the school is understaffed by six teachers, despite the recently registered increase in the learners’ …
Read More »Masaka city authorities struggling to restore depleted wetlands
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City council is failing to restore depleted wetlands in the area. Some of the destroyed wetlands include Kajjansembe, Kassooka, and Ssenya located in the Kimanya-Kabonera division. They are geographically connected and feed into the Nabajjuzi swamp which is the main source of water for …
Read More »Masaka summons former leaders over missing land titles
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Stakeholders Committee has resolved to summon the former Masaka Municipal Council leaders to help trace the whereabouts of several missing properties and land titles. The City Stakeholders Committee resolved this after realizing that several land titles including those of key public properties went missing …
Read More »Masaka NUP youth league suspends two party members
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP youth league in Masaka city has suspended two of its members for undermining elected leaders. The suspended members are; Alice Nannungi, the Masaka city female councilor representing Nyendo-Mukungwe division and Ronald Kasekende, one of the party youth mobilizers in the area. …
Read More »Leaders struggling to integrate new communities into Masaka city administration
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in areas that were annexed to Masaka city are struggling to integrate their communities into the new urban local government systems. To qualify for elevation of city status, the former Masaka Municipal council was required to extend its boundaries into the neighbouring Kalungu and …
Read More »Masaka city, division leaders disagree on management of public transport
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka city leaders are divided over the management of public transport in the area. The dispute is pitying Florence Namayanja, the Masaka City Council Mayor, and Michael Mulindwa Nakumusana, the Chairperson of the Nyendo-Mukugwe Division who are bickering over fines levied on taxis operating from …
Read More »Masaka city leaders demand review of recruitment process of parish chiefs
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka city leaders are demanding a review of the recruitment process of parish chiefs who are meant to oversee the implementation of the Parish Development Model program in the area. Towards the end of last year, the government undertook a nationwide exercise to recruit parish …
Read More »Masaka city leaders demand inquiries in management of assets
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The roads committee of Masaka city has called for a special inquiry into the management and allocation of public properties in the area. The inquiry was mooted during a city roads committee meeting that was convened to review expenditure reports and consider priority projects to …
Read More »Voters in areas annexed to Masaka city demand effective representation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in areas that were recently annexed to Masaka city are clamoring for effective representation and fair distribution of social services. To realize the creation of Masaka city in July this year, it required that the neighbouring districts of Kalungu and Lwengo to surrender part …
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