Adah Nkorenta Ojur, the Greater Masaka Site Manager of Child Restoration Outreach, a non-governmental organization focused on rehabilitating and resettling victims of abuse, expressed concern about the growing number of children roaming the streets of Masaka City instead of attending school.
David Sigenda, the Division Education Officer, highlighted that the revenue shortfalls are severely impacting the quality of education and the living conditions of both teachers and students.
The petitioners who include Juliet Nakabuye Kakande, the Masaka City Woman MP, Nyendo-Mukungwe and Kimanya-Kabonera divisions Chairpersons, and other lower council leaders.
Mbabali had petitioned the High Court to quash the guidelines issued by Local Government Minister Rafael Magyezi on June 30, 2020, to guide the operations of the new cities on grounds that they contravene the procedures set out in the local government act.
