The speaker ofHoimaMunicipality, Paul Amanya has complained that the area mayor, Mrs Mary Mugasa has taken over his powers. Amanya says that the mayor working together with the town clerk, Pius Epaju have swapped his powers of calling meetings and preside over the council meetings.

Addressing a press conference yesterday at Triangle Hotel on Buganda road in Kampala, Amanya said that for example the mayor recently invited councilors to pass the 25% vote on account budget without the speaker’s consent and an order paper as stipulated in the local government act, financial regulations act and the standard rules of procedure. Franked by Hoima Municipality Youth Councilor, Brian Kaboyo, Amanya said that he was planning to sue the town clerk and theHoimaMunicipalitymayor over the development.

Amanya also accuses mayor Mugasa and the town clerk Epaju of failing to implement and supervise the lawful policies and decisions passed by the council sittings. Mugasa says that the road network, schools and hospitals in Hoima are in poor state but the money meant to do the work is being stolen reportedly by the technical staff as the mayor looks on.  Amanya says he would not sit down and watch when corruption and abuse of office is taking place in Hoima. The speaker is also displeased that the town clerk has not given the council an audited report for the past one and half years.

Amanya says that he petitioned the official of the local government minister over the lift between him and the mayor but the officials in this ministry seemed to be in favour of the mayor so he opted to go to press.

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 Ms Kibirige is expected to provide a vision and leadership to the Parliamentary Service and to initiate the strategies to achieve the vision of the Legislature and she will be responsible for providing advice and guidance to the Speaker of parliament with respect to the rules, procedures and protocol of Parliament.

Ms Kibirige was born in 1962. She is a mother of two and is married to Dr Charles Kibirige, the University Secretary of Mbarara University.  She has been working atMbararaUniversity since 1989. She is a graduate of Sociology, and holds a Masters degree in Higher Education Management.

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The two will run the parliamentary affairs in an acting capacity as the house awaits the official appointment of a substantive clerk to parliament by president Museveni.

Kijja and Wabwire are now the new accounting officers of Ugandaparliament. Article 87 of theUganda constitution provides that it is the president who appoints the Clerk to parliament in consultation with the public service commission. Tandekwire retired public service last week. Tandekwire has been the clerk to parliament since 1986.

The speaker of parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga has confrmed that Chris Kijja and Paul Wabwire are the new parliament accounting officers working in an acting capacity. Sources from the president‘s office tell us that the president is likely to delay the appointment so Wabwire is likely to enjoy the post for some time.

By James Okello

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City Hall, Parliamentary Avenue

P. O. Box 7010

Tel 0414 342077

Kampala-Uganda

Email: town.clerk@kcc.go.ug

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