MOSLEMS ATTACK MINISTER MUSASAZI FOR BLOCKING KABALE CITY

By Ambrose Kweronda
in kabale—–

Kabale Muslim District Supreme Council has joined a section of residents to demand the operationalization of kabale city status.

They revealed this yesterday during Eid –el-Fitr celebrations which was held at Kirigime Mosque playground in southern Division Kabale Municipality.

Speaking to www.mknewslink.com reporter. Hajji Issa Tindyebwa who is the Chairperson Kabale Muslim District Supreme Council said that some of the visionary leaders like the former Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda had good ideas of kabale getting a city status but they are disappointed with certain political leaders against it.

He added that the people who proposal of Kabale to have a city status was not wrong advising those opposed to the city status not to be selfish saying the city will benefit the entire Kigezi sub region.

A Section of Residents led by the former chairperson LC5 Rubanda Jogo Keneth Biryabarema and other concerned locals under their umbrella kabale city claim that the forum had demanded the state minister for finance General Duties Henry Musasizi Ariganyira to withdraw his statement of kabale not getting a city status.

However, the state minister for finance and General Duties Henry Musasizi Ariganyira gave out three roads that need to first be worked on before Kabale district is accorded a city status come 2025.

Musasizi said that Kabale will not get a city status before the completion of Rwakaraba –Bunyonyi road, Rubuguri road, Katuna Muko road, and Kamukyira health center IV being elevated to the district hospital.

He added that without the above, the public should forget the hopes of the city status saying that it only brings new leaders in the government.

Kabale district was among the 15 districts the cabinet had approved to have a city status in May 2019 in a phased manner.

In the first lot, Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Fort portal and Mbarara would be elevated to city status, in the second cohort, Hoima and Mbale in 2021, while Lira and Entebbe will be in the third lot of elevation. Others are Nakasongola, Moroto, Masaka, Soroti, Kabale and Wakiso.

However ,According to authorities, Kabale City boundary consultations were to be made in 2025