NTUNGAMO MUNICIPAL COUNCILORS STORM OUT OF SESSION OVER TOWN CLERK’S MISCONDUCT

By Felix Twinomugisha

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In Ntungamo

The Ntungamo Municipal councilors yesterday stormed out of the council in protest against the town clerk’s misconduct and failure to implement resolutions passed by the council.

The council meeting held at Embassy tours Ntungamo Municipality to discuss on how to improve service delivery in the Municipality was cut short, after the councilors stormed out of hall protesting the administration’s failure to implement council resolutions.

Trouble started when Councillor Kumwesiga Boaz a member of works committee and the Park ward councilor observed that it was wastage of tax payers’ money and time to keep coming for the deliberations in the council, while resolutions passed during previous sessions had never been implemented.

Councillor Kumwesiga noted the council passed resolution on construction of Municipal gate at 12m shillings but it was done poorly at inflated rate.

He added that they also approved 10m shillings for mayor’s cup that was supposed to be played on Independence Day but the day passed without a match and money was swindled.

Councilor Darius Gumisiriza representing Central ward swore not to return until the issue is addressed.

Gumusiriza noted that the Municipal offices are bushy, human wastes is littered in drainage channels in all taxi parks.

Councilors cried that it is dismay for the town clerk to keep dodging council meetings leaving the office to human resource officer Katusiime David Kabaka who had just joined municipality from District.

Mayor Ntungamo Municipality Jacob Kafureka blamed the confusion on town clerk who has failed to implement the council resolutions and kept postponing yet the funds were approved.

The council speaker, Mugizi Nicholas Kanahe, was stranded after all 23 councilors moved out and he decided to adjourn the session indefinitely for lack of quorum.

When contacted on the phone, the Town clerk Festo Tandeka acknowledged that he is on sick leave and he will  be coming to address the issues raised by the councilors but advised them be patient and calm.

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