Support KCCA boss to end anarchy in Kampala
KAMPALA Capital City Authority (KCCA) chief Jennifer Ssemakula Musisi has sought the help of Police detectives to unearth the rot in the administration of the city.
KAMPALA Capital City Authority (KCCA) chief Jennifer Ssemakula Musisi has sought the help of Police detectives to unearth the rot in the administration of the city.
Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department have set up an office at City Hall to investigate cases related to corruption, misuse of taxpayers’ money and impropriety. Musisi says during her tenure she will use the law to bring sanity to Kampala.
She has no illusions about the daunting task before her but seems to be ready to take her assignment head-on.
Changing the status of Kampala might indeed finally bring sanity to the city. Kampala City Council was a local authority but KCCA is a corporate entity of Government functioning like any other parastatal. This will be easier to curb impunity.
The change of status will mean restructuring and the process will entail separating wheat from the chaff. For too long the state of the capital city has been appalling under the very watch of the officials who should have been putting things in order.
Musisi is fully aware of the problems bedeviling the city and the vested interests of politicians-cum businessmen who might want to make her assignment impossible.
Fortunately, Musisi does not believe that there is anybody above the law. Kampala is an embarrassment as a capital city compared to the neighbouring cities. It is chocking with traffic mainly because too many people have to use private vehicles.
The bus service broke down many years ago and was replaced by thousands of commuter taxis. Buildings without underground parking sprout anywhere in the city centre.
Garbage, flowing sewage, dust and potholes seem to be normal in Kampala! This is anarchy that must end and Musisi needs support from all stakeholders to end it.
Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department have set up an office at City Hall to investigate cases related to corruption, misuse of taxpayers’ money and impropriety. Musisi says during her tenure she will use the law to bring sanity to Kampala.
She has no illusions about the daunting task before her but seems to be ready to take her assignment head-on.
Changing the status of Kampala might indeed finally bring sanity to the city. Kampala City Council was a local authority but KCCA is a corporate entity of Government functioning like any other parastatal. This will be easier to curb impunity.
The change of status will mean restructuring and the process will entail separating wheat from the chaff. For too long the state of the capital city has been appalling under the very watch of the officials who should have been putting things in order.
Musisi is fully aware of the problems bedeviling the city and the vested interests of politicians-cum businessmen who might want to make her assignment impossible.
Fortunately, Musisi does not believe that there is anybody above the law. Kampala is an embarrassment as a capital city compared to the neighbouring cities. It is chocking with traffic mainly because too many people have to use private vehicles.
The bus service broke down many years ago and was replaced by thousands of commuter taxis. Buildings without underground parking sprout anywhere in the city centre.
Garbage, flowing sewage, dust and potholes seem to be normal in Kampala! This is anarchy that must end and Musisi needs support from all stakeholders to end it.