By Our Reporter
The Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has appointed FDC’s Doreen Nyanjura as the minister of Finance and Administration for the KCCA council executive cabinet.
Lukwago openly campaigned for Nyanjura for the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) speakership race, but she lost to Abubaker Kawalya.
Earlier today, Lukwago, announced the executive committee that will be headed by him deputized by Sarah Kanyike, the deputy Lord Mayor and other three ministers.
He has maintained Sarah Kanyike as his deputy but has appointed Makerere University councilor Doreen Nyanjura as minister for finance and administration, Kyambogo’s Olive Namazzi as minister of health while Nakawa’s Kennedy Okello has been appointed as the works minister.
Nyanjura represents Makerere University at KCCA council. She recently lost of KCCA Speaker-ship to Rubaga division councilor, Abubaker Kawalya who got 17 out of 32 votes.
On November 28, 2019, President Yoweri Museveni assented to the Kampala Capital City (Amendment) Act, 2019.
The bill has also created executive committee of four people who will work for the Lord Mayor. The Act, 2019 under sections 8A and 29A established the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speakers of the Authority and Division Urban Councils respectively.
Under the amended Act, the functions of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker shall be presiding over all meetings of the council, be charged with the overall authority for the preservation of order in the council and ensuring the enforcement of the rules of procedure of council.
