Mubiru was officially unveiled to the media and introduced before the players and loyal club fans on Monday, 13th August 2018 at the club’s home ground located at Katwe market in central Kampala.

Allan Ssewanyana addressing the players and Katwe United fans

Introducing the press nervous tactician, club director Allan “Musajja wa Bwiino” Ssewanyana, also the Member of Parliament for Makindye West hyped praise on the former Uganda Cranes marksman.

“We are glad to have Hassan Mubiru in our midst. He was a great former Uganda Cranes player who served his country with passion. He has embarked on his career as a coach. He brings a lot of experience to the club. We task him to win the Uganda Cup for the cup in the upcoming 2018/19 season” Ssewanyana noted.

Deo Luyimbazi addresses the players, media and fans at Katwe Play ground

Katwe United F.C has also appointed veteran administrator Deo Luyimbazi as Vice Chairman, Siraje (Chief Executive Officer), Birimuye (Team manager), Mike Kigozi (Public Relations Officer), Bonnie Ssekidde (Marketing manager) and Robinson Sserwadda (Media officer).

“I am very happy to have got this job. It is a great plat form to practice my football knowledge. I am still new at the club and i will study the players as time goes along” Mubiru noted in a brief interview with the media.

Meanwhile, the team pre-season training also kicked off at the dusty Katwe main play ground on Monday, as watched by a big passionate crowd.

Hassan Mubiru (left) closely monitored the players going through the routine paces at Katwe play ground during his first official training session

Mubiru closely monitored the players getting through the paces in the lively afternoon session.

Last season, Katwe United narrowly fell short of qualification to the FUFA Big league (second tier division) after losing in the promotional play-offs to Kiboga United.

Some of the Katwe United players

Despite having won the first leg 1-0 away in Kiboga, Katwe United succumbed 2-1 at the Star Times Stadium in Lugogo during the return leg.

The club has a huge following from the urban populous from the areas of Katwe, Kibuye, Makindye, Nsambya and the surrounding residences.

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Makindye West MP Allan Sewanyana.

The Member of Parliament for Makindye West, Allan Sewanyana, has suggested that a review of the Local Government (Amendment) Act 2014 whose provisions for lining up behind candidates while voting village council leaders be changed to secret ballot.

He says that the law is impractical since many villages have a sizeable number of voters and that it will be difficult to have grounds to accommodate them and get enough protection hence calling for secret ballot voting.

Sewanyana together with the Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament, Betty Nambooze were giving their submissions recently during the Public Service and Local Government Committee sitting at Parliament.

He asked the committee chaired by the Igara West MP, Rapheal Maghezi, to prevail over the Kampala Minister, Betty Olive Kamya Turomwe, so that a legal
instrument can be worked out and make Kampala part of the local council elections since the local government Amendment bill 2016 which is under scrutiny does not include elections for village councils .

The Electoral commission scheduled village and women council elections for 17th January 2017 though there is still contention over the funds released by government for this exercise.

Meanwhile a section of  citizens who also appeared before the public service and local government committee handling the local government Amendment Act 2016, have demanded that the committee moves to different areas to seek public views over this bill.

Elections on-going in Uganda.

The chairperson of Muyenga village in Makindye East Constituency, Yasin Omar, Joseph Mubiru a senior citizen from Mpigi, and Ssalongo Segonja Lwanga from Ganda Wakiso district said that the public hearing should be extended to other areas to capture people’s views on this bill arguing that the proposed bill has many lope holes.

Omar told the committee chair Magyezi that they should also cause constitutional amendments to stop the electoral commission from conducting village council elections and that the mandate given to district local councils election exercise the electoral commission is full of irregularities and malpractices.

Omar and a senior citizen Joseph Mubiru proposed that the village councils should be conducted under individual merit and through secret ballot instead of political parties so as to have harmony in the villages.

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