Museveni Directs KCCA Executive Director Kisaka to Report to Nakyobe

 

President Museveni has issued a directive to ensure that KCCA Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka is supervised by Head Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet Lucy Nakyobe.

The directive was issued on Thursday at a meeting at Entebbe State House, where Museveni emphasized that Kisaka should be answerable to Nakyobe rather than the Ministers of Kampala. He argued that the Ministers lack the necessary expertise to effectively assess a technical person like Kisaka.

Museveni clarified that Kisaka’s interactions with the Ministers should be limited to a coordination meeting held once a week. During this meeting, she would consult and update them on the developments and plans for Kampala.

To strengthen the collaboration between Nakyobe and Kisaka, the President urged Nakyobe to introduce Kisaka and integrate her into all the PS forums. He believed that Kisaka naturally belonged to this group and should be guided by Nakyobe, especially considering Kisaka’s technical expertise.

The State House meeting was attended by Public Service Minister Muruuli Mukasa, Lucy Nakyobe, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission Winnie Agnes Kabogoza, Minsa Kabanda, Kyofa Togabye, President Museveni, and Dorothy Kisaka herself. Kisaka expressed gratitude to President Museveni for his continued support and trust, both during her time as a technocrat at the Prime Minister’s office and now at KCCA.

In addition to her thanks, Kisaka promised to tackle corruption within KCCA, following concerns raised by Kabanda and Kyofa Togabye regarding certain managers extorting money from investors and contractors using their positions at City Hall.

Nakyobe assured the President that she would initiate Kisaka into the league of permanent secretaries, given the clear instructions from the President himself. She believed that her mentorship would help Kisaka become a better manager and technical leader for Kampala City.

The intervention of bringing in Nakyobe as Kisaka’s supervisor was welcomed by many managers at KCCA. They hoped that this move would diminish the influence of the confused Ministers who, instead of providing proper guidance, had often caused confusion in the management of Kampala City Affairs since the establishment of KCCA.

Unlike political appointees, Nakyobe’s integrity and name were unlikely to lead her to demand deals or kickbacks from the City’s top officials, making her a trusted and respected mentor for Kisaka.