Why Hon Minsa Kabanda shunned COSASE.

The Parliamentary committee chair, Hon Joel Senyonyi, invited the Hon Minister for Kampala and metropolitan affairs to the COSASE appearance by KCCA on thursday.

However, Hon. Minsa Kabanda was conspicuously absent. She was instead represented by Hon. Kabuye Kyofatogabye, the minister of state for Kampala. However, the members of Parliament expressed their dissatisfaction with the absence of Hon Minsa Kabanda and demanded to know why. 

The purchase of land to accommodate vendors in Kampala City was the topic of scrutiny at Parliament today. 

Hon Itungu sought to know if KCCA was indeed planning on purchasing land in Kisenyi measuring 10 acres to accommodate the street vendors.

The procurement of the Kisenyi land has been in the news for a while, with the Lord Mayor, Hon Eriasi Lukwago, alleging that the land was purchased by KCCA already. 

The members of Parliament wanted to know the process of procurement followed, the cost of the land, and whether due diligence was done to settle the land disputes. 

Hon. Kyofatogabye explained that the city is in need of land all around the city to establish markets in the five divisions. He reassured the members of Parliament that KCCA has not bought the land in Kisenyi. 

Inquiries have been made regarding the value and efforts to do due diligence are ongoing