KCCA Terminates Philips Contract for Solar Lights (15.09.2016)

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Opinion: It’s a House of Cards when it comes to the KCCA and the Elected Kampala Leadership

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House of Cards: “a complicated organization or plan that is very weak and can easily be destroyed or easily go wrong” (Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus, Cambridge University Press).

Kampala 22nd July 2016 is a house of cards. It is evident, it’s in the wind, it’s a maze of joy and crappiness as the President wished it to be. As he let it rots and is a giant toll of unstructured tool of public an institution that doesn’t co-exist or co-operate ordinary as the selected and elected men and woman doesn’t even know their duty or their job. Hard to work when you don’t have a specific workload or deadlines, aye?

There been much speculation between the Chief Executive Jennifer Musisi, Cabinet Minister Betti Kamya, Presidential Advisor Singh Katongole and Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. But today more stones started to roll for the already hectic enterprise as NRM like bloated and un-facilitated organizations to represent their past and present achievements.

If you though it was too irrational between the heads on the top it continues to next level. The City of Kampala has 5 Division Mayors who are actually feeling like “Lame Ducks”. Not so strange when Lord Mayor Lukwago is “Ceremonial Mayor”, what should the leader of Nakawa or Kawempe do?

These Division Mayors who feels like extras in Kampala are: Kasirye Nganda (Makindye), Ronald Balimwezo (Nakawa), Joyce Ssebugwawo (Rubaga), Emmanuel Sserunjogi (Kawempe) and Charles Musoke Sserunjogi (Kampala Central). These five Divisions Mayors seems to not have any powers, just the way the Lord Mayor feels and feels overruled by the Executive Director of KCCA and the Cabinet Minister. So when you have Three leaders over you and you are supposed to run it isn’t much left. Not like Dr. Jennifer Musisi is interested in giving way to Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, why should she give ways to authority’s legal and operative management of Kampala to the elected leaders in the Divisions?

This is a “House of Cards” for the Authorities as the divided and unsecure placement of the different government bodies and institutions, the Local Councilor’s in the Divisions must have less to do when even their Mayors are complaining about their ability to authorities anything in their constituency as Mayors. When already Lord Mayor has complained about his position and his role in the hierarchy of Kampala; how wouldn’t anybody under him feel?

The system is set-up for the fixed unelected men and woman of KCCA to overrule the Divisions and City Hall as the Chief Executive Musisi can just sweet talk with the Cabinet Minister Kamya as she did with Hon. Frank Tumwebaze. So for her it is nothing new and the Institutions are there, but the how operative are they really, that should be questioned and secondly; which ones does the President wish to work? Because he wants to silence the Opposition of Kampala and make them look bad. So they might picks his leaders instead of their own. Peace.

KCCA division mayors complain of being rendered powerless (Youtube-Clip)

Mayors of the five divisions in Kampala are crying out, saying they have become lame ducks, with no powers and funds to implement programmes in their areas. KCCA councillors and technocrats have been accused of failing the division mayors by delaying to pass the relevant regulations to empower them to exercise their devolved powers. This has crippled effective planning and service delivery. The concerns were raised during a KCCA council meeting which accepted to address the demands of the division mayors in consultation with the minister for Kampala” (NTV Uganda, 2016)

Opinion: The Kampala Conundrum with Musisi, Kamya, Lukwago and even Katongole!

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As the NBS Frontline tonight shows is the bitter fight of political power in Kampala. Something that President Museveni wants to see. He wants the city to be in a limbo and less results of progress as the Opposition. The citizens of Kampala votes for opposition leaders and he doesn’t have loyalty amongst them. He even tried to bring a populist in Ragga Dee aka Daniel Kyeyune Kazibwe. This backfired!

Well, today wasn’t a new show as the one of called amends with Kampala politics didn’t get that. The other ghost in the room where the Presidential Advisor for Kampala Singh Katongole; whatever he does he does inform the President and might advise him on the potholes in Nakawa or so. But if it is a job just giving to loyalist of Museveni and live the good life like “Minister without Portfolio” than the people of Kampala and the whole Republic is being fooled to pay taxes to pay for job; which initially isn’t a job. Why hire Mr. Sing Katongole into a job if there aren’t any work, aye?

All of this is happening after, the aftermath of General Election of 2016, where the Kampala and Wakiso voter was discarded and disfranchised during the Presidential and MPs vote; as the Electoral Commission wasn’t delivering voting material on time and wasn’t interested in giving the locals any time to vote after the “sudden” screw-up from the Dr. Badru Kiggundu Commission this instance.

Parliament Meeting KCCA Aug 2016

With this in mind you already have a hostile environment between the Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Dr. Jennifer Musisi who has always liked to be selected and handpicked by Museveni to an honourable position. Well, because she doesn’t have the heart to be elected by a constituency. Uganda Federal Alliance President and MP Betti Kamya who talked briefly and went in on the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago like he was his pupil; since she just continued where the other. Before he had the ability to address her over a stream; this happens because NBS TV wouldn’t like to have the two politicians in heavy discussion. Since NBS had already the natural moderator in Norbert Mao there in the studio.

Hon. Betti Kamya want to lead the ship since she has a cabinet position, that she was given when she wanted to give up her faith in real politics and lose her credibility to suck-up to President. Many might say it in nicer words, but she came from the desert and into a feast. Therefore she acts fierce and force likes the NRM mouthpiece Ofwono Opondo who had to give in his sentiments. An when a so-called opposition sounds like a “semi-automatic Opondo” it is time to give in the UFA party and call it “NRM-Light”.

Also Betti Kamya wants to continue the depressive train of dissolution of the Cabinet Minster running Kampala; because of the way Hon. Frank Tumbewaze impeached the Lord Mayor and went full front political battle where he with the mercy of his Executive used the NRM machinery and court trials to demote the opposition Lord Mayor of Kampala.

There already an issue of who does what on the top of the hierarchy of the Capital City in Uganda, as the Executive Director of KCCA Musisi feels she has reasons to run and appointed to work for the city. The same is with the Cabinet Minister of Kamya now who feels she has special place as she is a Minister and Parliamentarian who are appointed to oversee the City. Whatever the Presidential Advisor of Kampala does or don’t is not really the question as he hasn’t made a word in public since the appointment Mr. Katongole. Lastly it is the elected and not appointed by Presidential decree, Lord Mayor Lukwago. He also should have a place and also authority, not only these who are selected and handpicked by the Central Government to run and oversee the city.

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There are many hands, there are even more constituencies and Local Councillors who has agendas down to the grassroots where the citizens live day to day. All the leaders on top will have egos, but also certain degree of righteous reason to work and hopefully live-up to the potential of their positions.

There we’re talk of making amendments to the KCCA act last year that we’re shuffled, the newly elected Cabinet Minister Kamya want to review it and put into Parliament again. KCCA Act of 2010 says this about the Mayor: “The functions of the Lord Mayor are to (A) be the political head of the Capital City” (KCCA ACT 2010 Part III Section 9). So whatever role the other positions says the current law is clear on this point as the KCCA shall be judiciary and policy maker. Then about the Executive Director the law says: “(2)The executive director shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Public Service Commission” (…) “(3) A person shall qualify to be appointed executive director if he or she is of high moral character and proven integrity, and is qualified to be appointed a Permanent Secretary in Government Ministry” (KCCA ACT 2010 Part III Section 17). The importance of the Executive is that the President appoints and that the person is qualified to an extent. The role of Executive Director does this: “to be the head of the public service in the Authority and to head the administration of the Authority, including divisions and wards” (…) “to be responsible for the management of all public funds of the Authority and accountable to Parliament” (…) “be responsible for coordination and implementation of national and council policies, laws, regulations, byelaws, programmes and projects” (…) “advise the mayor and Authority on Government policy” (KCCA ACT 2010 Part III Section 19). With this law text proves that the Head, the Lord Mayor are the Political Head, but the Executive Director are the one that implement and advise the mayor. That means that this law has by some definition done what can be seen as a coup d’état of any elected Mayor of Kampala.

The Coup d’état is that the Lord Mayor Lukwago can be advised by Executive Director Musisi after the KCCA ACT of 2010 can act as proprietor of the City without a doubt. The Political Head isn’t directed by this to do anything in particular other than run the KCCA meeting as funny laughing secretary of KCCA, being the ceremonial leader of the city and monitor, but the implementing factor is Musisi. This is the coup of Parliament in 2010. We can now see that this law hurts the ones that are not loyal to Museveni and his NRM; who could before get somebody who we’re a gullible leader as Lord Mayor who could just creep around and grabbing brown envelopes instead of working!

The reason for the trouble is the many hands and the evident program to silence the Lord Mayor who seemingly getting elected somebody who is opposition. Something Museveni doesn’t accept therefore they did this to control the area and make sure the NRM got their way. So the Musisi, Kamya and Lukwago fighting will continue and if he get impeached or tried to get him to vacate the office during the 10th Parliament term. Please, don’t be surprised as one of the longest parts of the KCCA ACT 2010 is actually Part III Section 12 that should show what was important for the legislators at the time. It is 2 pages long! Show’s the valid grounds for usage of this part of law compared to the rest of the law.

So the conundrum for Kampala continues and will be like this as long as Museveni and his Regime keeps the capital run like this. He wants in-fighting to weaken the leadership so he can control it with strawmen instead of elected men or woman. They can be corrupted something that is harder for a elected man who feels responsible for his constituency and the citizens as the rigged leaders and corrupt leaders are loyal to head whom pays them. Peace.  

Kamya says she has not abandoned her party, promises to work with Lukwago (Youtube-Clip)

Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago warns the newly appointed minister for Kampala Beti Kamya to stick to her assignments and not sabotage his work if they are to have a better working relationship. Kamya who is also the President of Uganda Federal Alliance while reacting to the news about her appointment however downplayed suggestions that she has abandoned her political party” (NTV Uganda, 2016)

Interim Order: KCCA ordered to stop using Nabugabo Updeal JV. to Collect garbage in Kampala (01.06.2016)

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These quotes from KCCA this 13. February 2016: 

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Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago Takes Oath (Youtube-Clip)

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“Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago takes oath to start his five year term as mayor of Kampala” (NBS TV Uganda, 2016)

No Remedy Mentioned (NRM) is continuing to run, while they block the FDC with the Calvary and in the Courts!

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“Am short of words to express my disillusionment with this level of impunity and bastardisation of the country” – Erias Lukwago

There have been a few nights and few days with sorrow for the Forum for Democratic Change and their leadership, that is far from over, as long as President Museveni and National Resistance Movement exist. So with this in mind, there are still Courtship for FDC MPs, FDC Leaders and Activist that are involved in the Defiance Campaign of the 2015-2016.

Just as the IGP Kale Kayihura written a Motion and Affidavit on the 30th May 2016, as they will continue with the “Interim Ex Parte Orders in AG V. Besigye (Constitutional Petition No. 13 of 2016)”. This happens after the suspended orders went out on the 1st June, as they got this served yesterday at the FDC Headquarter on the 1st June 2016. So with that in mind, the Uganda Police Force together with Deputy Chief Justice Stephen Kavuma, the man who was officiating or swearing-in President Museveni on the 12th of May. In the midst of the period that the Political Party of FDC was sieged and even the FDC HQ was at one point a crime scene by the Police Force.

While Dr. Kizza Besigye who is still in Luzira, was supposed to be tried first day on his “treason charge” against the Republic of Uganda, to be correct dishonoring President Museveni. Since he is such a problem for the state of affairs, he is National Security threat as he can weakens all transport in Kampala, not in the same way as the jams recent days with Turkey VIP Erdogan and South Korean President Park Guen-Hye, as the central Kampala and roads to Entebbe International Airports was closed. The Same Police Force could not also as they we’re on standby for the President and his guest, be able to see the KCCA Councilors and Lord Mayor Lukwago, as another excuse of the matter.

Well, today the Police and Judiciary continues with the struggle against Opposition, as the incumbent Mayor Lukwago had to show up at Makindye Magistrate Court, where 7 persons from FDC was represented to answer to the Interim Order of Stephen Kavuma, but Dr. Kizza Besigye for the second day in row couldn’t be produced to Court.  The action of today’s court was the actual extension of the ban of “Defiance Campaign”. Because Lukwago and Besigye at one-point was charged with “Illegal Assembly” at Nsambya Sharing Hall in 2015; a trial that happen today without one of the main suspects as he is supposed to answer and the continuation of the suspension order of the “Defiance Campaign”.

Museveni 31.05.2016

This happens in the same space as the President Museveni in his speech in Parliament, at the State of the Nation Address, is saying this:

“The only pollution to this glorious and massive Liberation Movement has been the mistake of the careerists introducing the use of money in electioneering.  We shall also struggle against that.  Therefore, democracy is one area where we do not need aid because that is what we fought for here and in the rest of Africa for many decades”.

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This happen while certain close in the leadership of FDC Doreen Nyanjura and Ingrid Turinawe was arrested around the Nakawa Court yesterday. While the level of tortured FDC leaders and youths have also been showed to the world in the recent months. As there was at one point a dozen FDC Youth detained in a Container on the Outside of the Rukungiri Police Station, they we’re charged with “Terrorism”. As their leaders was also detained and not charged for days in this May 2016. Hon. Moses Byamugyisha, was working for their freedom for days upon days. As the Police even when Rukungiri Court Order their withdrawal of justice, they still lingered in the Container there.

Now with this in mind, there are still charges on Dr. Kizza Besigye served in Kabale Magistrate Court together with Erias Lukwago, the same is surely also in Kasangati Magistrate Court, where he has served charges against the State for their unlawful house-arrest of Besigye himself, days upon days without charges in February and March in 2016, when they we’re besieging his home in Kasangati in 40 Days straight. Something that IGP Kale Kayihura should answer for!

Besigye Detained

There are reported that Besigye will be produced at the Constitutional Court as they will answer to affidavit of IGP Kayihura as he had intelligence of FDC Supporters was supposed to make problems around Nakawa Court, yesterday, apparently. There are also reports that the Police have sealed of Constitutional Court, as he is set to come there from the Fairway Hotel Junction down to Mulago-Wandegeya routes are closed as the Black Van with Besigye supposed to pass. So that the Judge presiding, surely Deputy Chief Justice Stephen Kavuma will continue the “Interim Order” with the passage of National Security as the DPP Mike Chibita couldn’t produce him yesterday as the passage would counter the news of Turkish President and President Museveni smiling on the front-pages on New Vision today. It would look foolish towards the new donors and allies from Turkey. Therefore they had to wait until today when both Presidents had left the Central Business District of Kampala and could siege the roads for the return of Besigye  to the Constitutional Court, where he last time we’re in late April 2016.

What I expect is that it will be continued as he is now by the Authorities and Legal forces seen as a “National Security” issue and a man who creates havoc and problems. Even when that is not true or proven; as much as the President wants to silence the FDC and hope that the population soon forgets the General Election of 2016 and the shameful rigging of Presidential Election 2016. That with the Army deployment and the continued stronghold of Police, as they continue to detain and harass the opposition, therefore the Democratic Party and Uganda People’s Congress is so silent, except that Hon. Jimmy Akena had to take his last shot at Dr. Olara A. Otunnu and blame him for the election. Not for his maladministration and agreement with NRM led to people despising the UPC, as they are now a branch of the NRM-O.

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The Attorney General of Uganda Fred Ruhindi is issuing the extension of the Interim Order today because of this:

“The Attorney General wants court to declare both Besigye and FDC’S defiance activities as unlawful since they are not in conformity with the prescribed processes of challenging a presidential election. In the affidavit supporting the Attorney General’s interim order application, the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura says unless court stops FDC’s activities, the country will go back to political unrest and insecurity” (The Street Lawyer UCU, 02.06.2016).

So with this in mind, we know the tale will go, it is not all of sudden that the NRM Regime going to work against itself or going to contradict itself, more than President Museveni does with his speeches and development agenda, as that is the same in 1980s, he just don’t know that himself. The Constitutional Court will today continue to ban the Forum for Democratic Change and their Defiance Campaign as the “National Security” will come first. Because that “National Security” is meaning the continuation of the rigged coup d’état from President Museveni and his NRM Elite have done on the 20th February 2016. So the Police Force and their tear-gas brigade fear the people who supported Besigye and the true state of electoral violence created under their reign and their initial Police brutality against civilians. Therefore the Attorney General and Inspector General of Police wants to make sure he is silent behind bars and that his party is muffled; because if so they can continue prosecuting the leaders and head-activist of the FDC party without interference of the population. That is securing the NRM elite and Ruling Party for continuing with some sort of business as usual.

There is now reports that AG Fred Ruhindi: “Attorney General withdraws application for an interim order (incl. an extension) against defiance” (The Observer, 02.06.2016).  So the hardwork and paperwork delivered together with IGP Kayihura will not be worked on.

FDC Lawyer 02.06.2016

Reasons for why they did so: 

“According to the FDC legal adviser and lawyer Rwakafuzi Radsrus,attorney general sought it important to withdraw the case on grounds that they government could not hold the million people who could invade the court and that even Dr. Kizza Besigye as the accused had written to appear in person without being represented by lawyers. Before at around 02:45 Beisgye’s Ernest Kalibala brought a letter signed by the accused (Besigye) himself requesting for his personal presence as by law for the accused to be available in court on such charges. In a letter signed by the Director Civil Litigation Denis Bireije quotes that under section 2 (2) of the court of appeal rules with orders for the government cost and a copy has been sent to FDC and Besigye Kizza. Rwakafuzi further says that the main application of attorney general seeking for the constitutional court to interpret the laws that ban defiance still stands but that it is useless since there has never been any where the government petitions the constitutional court against its citizens on constitutional interpretations” (Mukose Arnold Anthony, 02.06.2016).

Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago statement on today’s affair:

“Today midmorning, Hon. Mp Bakireke Nambooze, Kasibante Moses, Ssemujju Nganda and I visited Dr. Beside at Luzira Maximum Security Prison. We compared notes on the bizarre political developments in the country, including the current legal gymnastics in courts of law. I was personally shocked to learn that the prison authorities were never issued with a production warrant, requiring them to produce him before the Constitutional Court this afternoon, to respond to the AG’S application seeking to extend the ban on the defiance campaign. Besides, I think it is abuse of court process for the State to seek for injunctive orders against a citizen languishing in prison. Little wonder that they opted to withdraw all such applications. on a positive note, our legal team is working around the clock to ensure that Dr. Besigye regains his freedom. Aluta continua” (Lukwago, 02.06.2016).

Still there are enough cases in courts and acts from the Police, even if they are not officially banning “Defiance” they are still monitoring and detaining FDC leaders and activists. While also silencing the Opposition.  Even with the Defiance Campaign partly legal, it is still court cases and charges awaiting, not only Besigye, but many of the other close leadership of the FDC and the Youth Leaders in the Country.

There are nothing set in the stones that they will act differently, but they will follow orders from up-high and from their President, the man that feeds them and continue to inflict electoral and violations against multi-party democracy to protect their master. That is the only thing they know and they are bending their knees to supply the President with orders and tear-gas to assure that they are silencing the people, who are supposed to be sensitized for his ruling and his vision, and nobody else. That is the KEY to the RESISTANCE of Ugandan politics, to be unison agreement with Mzee Museveni and nobody else. Therefore people like Besigye, Lukwago and other have to be silent or not be questioning Museveni, because Museveni is always right and acting correctly. Even if his speech yesterday proves that even with 30 years in Power and Rule, he has the same problems in the Republic of Uganda, as when he took power. Peace.

Lord Mayor’s swearing-in postponed once more (Youtube-Clip)

“Kampala Capital City Authority Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and Councillors will have to wait yet another one week to take their oath of office after the Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura requested the Executive director of KCCA to have the function postponed.Police Spokesperson ,Fred Enanga confirmed the development at a media briefing in Kampala” (NTV Uganda, 2016)

Press Release: IGP Kale Kayihura has requested KCCA to reschedule the swearing in ceremony of the Lord Mayor, Lord Councilors & Councilors (30.05.2016)

KCCA Swearing in 30.05.2016