Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is the legal entity, established by the Ugandan Parliament, that is responsible for the operations of the capital city of Kampala in Uganda. It replaced the Kampala City Council (KCC).[3]
| KCCA | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Uganda |
| Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
| Employees | 1,133 (2018)[1] |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent agency | Ministry of Kampala Capital City Authority Affairs |
| Website | kcca |
Location
editThe headquarters of KCCA are located on Nakasero Hill in the central business district of Kampala. The headquarters are immediately south-west of the Uganda Parliament Building. The main entrance to the KCCA Complex is located on Kimathi Avenue, which comes off of Parliament Avenue. The coordinates of this building are 0° 18' 54.00"N, 32° 35' 9.00"E (Latitude:0.315000; Longitude:32.585832).[4]
Overview
editThe affairs of the capital city of Kampala were brought under the direct supervision of the central Ugandan government. The city clerk, formerly the highest financial officer in the city, was replaced by the executive director, who is answerable to the Minister of Kampala Capital City Authority, currently Hajat Minsa Kabanda.[5] The elected mayor became the lord mayor, now a largely ceremonial position. In addition to the politically elected councilors, the expanded KCCA Council has members from the following professional bodies as full voting members: Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers, Uganda Society of Architects, Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council, and Uganda Law Society.[6]
Current leaders
editAs of June 2021, the key officials responsible for KCCA affairs were:
- Hon. Hajjat Minsa Kabanda, Cabinet Minister of Kampala Capital City Authority, since 3 August 2021
- Hon. Kyofatogabye Kabuye, Minister of State for Kampala Capital City Authority, since 3 August 2021
- Erias Lukwago, the Lord Mayor of Kampala since 2011
- Doreen Nyanjura, Deputy Lord Mayor, since June 2021.
- Zahrah Maala Luyirika, Authority Council Speaker, Since June 2021
- Nasur Masaba, Deputy Authority Speaker, Since June 2021
- Dorothy Kisaka, the executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority since June 2020[2]
- David Luyimbazi Ssali, the deputy executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority, since June 2020.[2]
Administrative divisions
editKampala is divided into five divisions, each headed by a popularly elected mayor. Those divisions are preserved under the new KCCA Law. It is not yet clear what the roles of those five mayors will be in relation to the Lord Mayor and the KCCA Executive Director. The table below gives the names of the mayors:[7]
| Office | Name of official | Title of officer |
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Kasirye Nganda Ali | Mayor of Makindye Division |
| Mayor | Salim Uhuru | Mayor of Kampala Central Division |
| Mayor | Paul Mugambe | Mayor of Nakawa Division |
| Mayor | Emmanuel Serunjoji | Mayor of Kawempe Division |
| Mayor | Mberaze Mawula Zacchy | Mayor of Lubaga Division |
Staff
editAs of February 2019, KCCA employed 1,113 staff, of whom 391 were permanent employees appointed by the public service commission.[8]
Recent developments
editIn February 2015, Rift Valley Railways, in collaboration with KCCA, began testing commuter passenger railway service in Kampala and its suburbs, with a view to establish regular scheduled service beginning in March 2015.[9] Uganda and China have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish an elevated 35 kilometres (22 mi) light rail network.[10] KCCA recently went under municipal finance reform and through the implementation of more efficient digitalised systems, attracting higher capacity staff, and a focus on the ‘citizen as a client’, KCCA has managed to increase own-source revenues three-fold from UGX 30 billion (US$8.2 million) in 2010/11 to UGX 90 billion (US$25 million) in 2018/19.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ngwomoya, Amos (14 January 2019). "KCCA creates 742 jobs to streamline operations". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Max Patrico (17 June 2020). "Dorothy Kisaka: My Nomination as KCCA ED came as a Big Surprise". Kampala: Kampala Post. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Nile Post (13 May 2020). "Government To Pay Shs4 Billion To Former KCC Staff". Kampala: Nile Post Uganda. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Location of Kampala Capital City Authority Complex, Kampala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Daily Monitor (14 December 2019). "Museveni Shuffles Cabinet, Drops Muloni, Appoints Magyezi". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ Benon Herbert Oluka (16 March 2011). "What New City Executives Will Do". Kampala: Daily Monitor. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ^ Daily Monitor (16 June 2016). "Sarah Kanyike appointed as Kampala Deputy Lord Mayor". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Amos Ngwomoya (26 February 2019). "Hope as KCCA recalls redundant staff for talks". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Paul Tajuba and Farahani Mukisa (5 February 2015). "KCCA Tests Passenger Train". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ Railway Gazette (17 December 2015). "Kampala light rail agreement signed". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Enhancing the financial position of cities: Evidence from Kampala". International Growth Centre. 19 July 2022. doi:10.35489/bsg-igc-wp_2022/2. Retrieved 10 May 2024.