Daniel Christopher Kaweesa, the Masaka City Clerk, expressed surprise at the legal suit over what he considered a matter that had been settled harmoniously. Kaweesa mentioned that the City Council had earlier mediated with the claimant to enter into a joint partnership to develop the land, and he wondered why Nagujja chose to reignite the dispute through litigation.
Bishop Jjumba who inspected Masaka City’s garbage dumping site in Bulando ward, expressed concern over the stench from rotting heaps of garbage and the non-decomposing materials that are scattered in the nearby plantations.
Doctor Abed Bwanika, the MP for Kimanya-Kabonera division also Committee Chairperson, says it has become a deliberate habit for the Mayor to dodge meetings, yet as the City Political Head, she is required to provide progress and inspection reports on the various projects under implementation in the area.
Joseph Yiga, the Speaker for Nyendo-Mukungwe Division Council noted that they have not been able to accomplish programs as per this financial year’s work plan, because the City Council did not release the required finances in time.
Last year, the Minister of Local Government commissioned a Shillings 18.3 billion market in Masaka City; constructed under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program-MATIP-II, funded using a loan from the African Development Bank-ADB. However, the political leadership in the area has failed to agree on modalities for ensuring that the market is fully occupied, hence the open counteraccusations.
Led by Minister Hajat Minsa Kabanda, the ministry's delegation visited Masaka City Council on Monday to observe the implementation of projects under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Programme (USMID), focusing on markets, street lighting, urban roads, and drainage networks.
Mugerwa stands accused of soliciting bribes from beneficiaries of various programs, including the Parish Development Model (PDM), Youth Livelihood Program (YLP), and Emyooga, before approving their funding proposals.
Michael Mulindwa Nnakumusana, the Chairperson for Nyendo-Mukungwe Division in Masaka City says the competitions are intended to challenge the communities to improve their general hygiene conditions right from the household levels in schools where hygiene will be deliberately integrated into study materials.
Florence Namayanja, the Masaka City Mayor, says that both the technical and political leadership have unanimously resolved to instruct all property owners to work out plans for improving the outlook of their buildings, beginning with the central business area.
A section of councilors is plotting the removal of Ssempijja from office, accusing him of misusing his power to mistreat councilors, exerting undue supremacy over them, and neglecting his parental responsibilities, which puts the council in public disrepute.
