KAMPALA
The Democratic Party (DP) has raised concerns over the role of two ministers in the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), urging for further investigations into their alleged negligence in recent administrative failures.
Kiirya Ismail, the UYD President and acting Party Spokesperson says Kampala minister Hajjat Minsa Kabanda and her state minister, Kabuye Kyofatogabye failed on their supervisory roles after they overlooked weaknesses of the technical officers in KCCA.
“The Ministers act a supervisory role in KCCA, so the question we are asking is, what did they do when these technicals were sleeping on the job?” Kiirya said.
While some technical officers; former KCCA Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, Deputy ED Eng David Luyimbazi and Director of Public Health Dr. Daniel Okello have been imprisoned, Kiirya noted that the ministers, who hold supervisory authority, have not faced similar scrutiny.
“We are surprised that the people who were meant to feed the technicals are out, and those who were meant to be fed are in prison. If someone under a minister is in jail, the person above should also be held accountable.”
DP’s concerns come in light of recent revelations about the mishandling of the Kiteezi landfill, where it was reported that a Ghanaian firm was allegedly given a contract to handle waste management without following proper procurement processes.
According to Kiirya, both Hon. Kyofatogabye and Hon. Minsa, were involved in this decision. He called for their the immediate arrest claiming that they slept on the job more than the technicals, therefore they should not be ignored.
“Last week, we saw the same ministers hawking a Ghanaian firm to handle the Kiteezi garbage without even passing through the proper channels of procurement,” Kiirya added.
KCCA however, recently denied reports of contracting the Ghanaian investor to manage Kiteezi landfill.
Additionally, the DP warned against political expediency in handling the Kiteezi negligence issue, and called for a fair and just investigation into the matter.
“Let’s handle the matter of Kiteezi negligence squarely without fear or favor. In most cases, people are arrested for a few days and then released, and the cases are deflated in the long run. This is not good for justice.”
