KCCA sets tough rules for using campaign posters in Kampala
According to KCCA, the authority has designated certain locations such as road reserves and high buildings to be used for campaign posters and drives.
POLITICS 2021 ELECTIONS
KAMPALA - The Kampala Capital City Authority has set up a committee to clear all political aspirants who want to use campaign posters and drives in Kampala city.
According to KCCA, the authority has designated certain locations such as road reserves and high buildings to be used for campaign posters and drives.
While speaking to Journalist on Friday at Uganda Media Centre, Benny Namugwanya, the state minister for Kampala affairs said posters in non gazetted locations have been banned.
Some of the non gazetted locations she mentioned included road junctions, roundabouts, road islands, pavements, street poles, trees, private perimeter walls and property.
"The Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan affairs has observed with concern the continued haphazard placement and display of advertisement inform of fliers, posters, placards and billboards in areas that are not authorized for such purposes," Namugwanya said.
According to Namugwanya, the posters have visually constrained both motorists and pedestrians from easily navigating through the city.
This, she said is leading to accidents, blockage of walkways and increased littering which has in the end, contributed to blockage of drainages, obstruction of security installations like street cameras and covering of street addresses and road signs.
Quoting section 97 (4) of the National Environment Management Act, 2019, which provides for prohibition of littering, said a person who contravenes the law by involving in the above-mentioned acts, commits an offence and is liable on conviction, to a fine of not exceeding 550 currency points (Sh11m).