The minister for Kampala, Betty Olive Namisango Kamya, is this morning appearing before the Kampala Capital City authority council, to debate the KCCA amendment Bill.
Bonk was summoned on Monday last week by angry councilors, after she stood them up at a meeting that was supposed to discuss the same.
Kamya gave an excuse that she had not been included on the order paper, sent to her by Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. She firmly told the Mayor, that her appearance would only happen if and when she is given time on the order paper, to address council.
During Monday’s meeting, council resolved to give her time, but specifically to speak about the KCCA Amendment Bill, and other issues that will be raised by council.
The KCCA Amendment bill 2015 which was in May re-tabled by KCCA junior minister Benny Namugwanya, under Clause 5(4) provides for the Lord Mayor to be elected from within the composition of the council.
The bill also proposes the amendment of Section 9 which provides for the election of the Lord Mayor to be amended to read: “There shall be a Lord Mayor and a Deputy Lord Mayor of the Capital City [who] shall be elected by the Council from among the councilors (whose] elections shall be presided over by the Electoral Commission.”
If adopted by Parliament, the Lord Mayor who chairs Council sessions will be elected from within the composition of the council, breaking the status quo where the Lord Mayor has been directly elected by city dwellers.
