The Kisoro district
council has today declined to approve the private member's motion to have
Bukimbiri district curved out of Kisoro.
The motion that was
moved by the Nyanamo town council LCV woman councillor, Kamusiime Juliet and
Seconded by the LCV councillor for Rubuguri town council, Byamugisha Deus was
later not approved after the Chief Administrative officer's guidance that there
need to be consultations from lower government units in Bukimbiri county before
the motion is passed.
While moving the
motion, Kamusiime Juliet said that Bukimbiri people have continuously expressed
desires to have their own administration due to the crippling service delivery
in the area caused by tribal segregation for jobs and sharing the district
cake.
She also noted that
Bukimbiri is blessed with natural resources, tourism sites and other resources
that can earn Bukimbiri district revenues for its development.
She added that once
Bukimbiri becomes a district, the headquarters will be in Rubuguri town council
and new sub counties will be created.
The Kisoro district
Chief Administrative officer, Hajji Badru Mayanja said that the motion couldn't
be passed until the mover follows proper procedures of consulting lower local
governments in Bukimbiri and presents their wish before the council. He also
reminded the councillor that creation of new town councils was banned by
parliament.
Kamusiime Juliet
challenged the CAO that the local government act allows any councilor to move a
private member's motion adding that if she was not procedurally right, the
speaker would have guided her because she submitted her motion notice early
enough.
She also said that
there is no law in the government constitution banning creation of new
administrative units.
The district Speaker,
Amos Hakizmana ruled that the motion be forwarded to sub counties and town
councils in Bukimbiri sub county for the local councilors to first grace it
before the district council can approve it and present a resolution to parliament.
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