Kampala Travel Guide

The Parliament of Uganda has passed a bill – the Kampala City Bill which was first tabled in 2009 into law, making the central government in charge of running the city. This means the Kampala City Council – KCC has been nullified allowing the formation of a new government body, the Kampala City Council Authority with the powers to manage the City’s roads, sewers, transport system and street lights.  The Authority also has been given the mandate to borrow money without prior consent from the parliament of Uganda, a position Honorable Nandala Mafabi vehemently opposed arguing that it is now a government. As part of the new law a Metropolitan Physical Planning Authority has also been formed with the mandate of managing the Capitals infrastructure development and will consist of professionals such as Association of Architects, lawyers and medical personnel.  In the law the president will have the powers to appoint an Executive Director whose qualifications are equivalent to that of a government ministry permanent secretary virtually removing all powers from the Mayor’s office.

The bill which has been shelved for quite some time having first been tabled in early 2009 was brought back to the floor of parliament by the Local Government Minister Hon. Adolf Mwesige on Tuesday 2rd November and was eventually enacted into law.
The law curtails the powers of the Mayor leaving the office with only a ceremonial role as the management and running of the Kampala City is going to be done by the Executive Director. It also allows the police to take their orders directly from the Executive Director other than from the IGP – Inspector General of Police.

The law was as a result of the poorly managed city roads, street lights, garbage in which the blame has been squarely placed on the now defunct Kampala City Council and the mayor Al Haj Nasser Sebbaggala.

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