The bad blood between Jennifer Semakula Musisi, the Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority- KCCA and the city’s Lord Mayor has escalated.
The latest information shows that Ms. Musisi has penned a letter implicating the political wing led by Lord Mayor Lukwago for inciting vendors to attack KCCA law enforcement officers.
In her August 11th, 2017 letter, Musisi claims that politicians at different levels have been influential in inciting the community to rise against and oppose enforcement operations in their divisions.
Musisi contends that the actions of the politicians have resulted into attacks by the vendors and members of the public against KCCA law enforcement officers leading to physical injuries and loss of organs. She cites a case where “one staff lost an eye and another sustained brain injuries and spent over a month under intensive care in a hospital.”
“The KCCA political leadership including Authority and Division Councilors has consistently accused our staff of being murderers, thugs, brutal, high handed and unprofessional and stirred up resentment and physical attacks on the staff by the public,” Musisi writes. She says the political leadership, which formulate policies that law enforcers are trying to implement shouldn’t be condemning KCCA law enforcement staff.
She accuses Ronald Nsubuga Balimwezo, the Nakawa Division Mayor for inciting Kinawataka residents and shop owners to break KCCA law revenue seals that we lawfully placed to enforce compliance. “He reportedly often threatens officers and orders them to release suspects before they are charged…he claims enforcement staff are harassing his voters in the course of their lawful work,” reads Musisi’s letter.
She also accuses the Kawempe Division Mayor, Emmanuel Sserunjogi for ordering the law enforcement team to stop arresting vendors operating in Bwaise where solar traffic lights have been installed during evening hours. She also says Sserunjogi has stopped the transportation of impounded merchandise from Kawempe Division headquarters to City Hall Court.
Musisi also claims that the Central Division Mayor, Charles Serunjogi has stopped the law enforcement officers from conducting operations during certain hours. “The mayor of Central Division Mr. [Charles] has reportedly instructed Division Law Enforcement officers not to conduct any trade order operation beyond 1800hrs citing a presidential directive, yet that is the time when roads are flooded with vendors. Furthermore, he has reportedly advised vendors and mechanics working on the newly built road along Kisekka to continue working and resist/repel any enforcement officers who go there to decongest and protect the street,” Musisi says.
