Kampala Capital City Authority


Kampala Capital City Authority is the legal entity, established by the Ugandan Parliament, that is responsible for the operations of the capital city of Kampala in Uganda. It replaced the Kampala City Council.

Location

The headquarters of KCCA are located on Nakasero Hill in the central business district of Kampala. The headquarters are immediately south-west of the Uganda Parliament Building. The main entrance to the KCCA Complex is located on Kimathi Avenue, which comes off of Parliament Avenue. The coordinates of this building are 0° 18' 54.00"N, 32° 35' 9.00"E.

Overview

The affairs of the capital city of Kampala were brought under the direct supervision of the central Ugandan government. The city clerk, formerly the highest financial officer in the city, was replaced by the executive director, who is answerable to the Minister of Kampala Capital City Authority, currently Betty Amongi. The elected mayor became the lord mayor, now a largely ceremonial position. In addition to the politically elected councilors, the expanded KCCA Council has members from the following professional bodies as full voting members: Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers, Uganda Society of Architects, Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council, and Uganda Law Society.

Current leaders

As of June 2020, the key officials responsible for KCCA affairs were: Betty Amongi, Cabinet Minister of Kampala Capital City Authority, since December 2019 Benna Namugwanya, Minister of State for Kampala Capital City Authority, since 2016 Erias Lukwago, the Lord Mayor of Kampala since 2011 Sarah Kanyike, the Deputy Lord Mayor of Kampala, since 2016 Dorothy Kisaka, the Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority since June 2020 David Luyimbazi Saali, the Deputy Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority, since June 2020.

Administrative divisions

Kampala is divided into five divisions, each headed by a popularly elected mayor. Those divisions are preserved under the new KCCA Law. It is not yet clear what the roles of those five mayors will be in relation to the Lord Mayor and the KCCA Executive Director. The table below gives the names of the mayors:
OfficeName of OfficialTitle of Officer
MayorKasirye NgandaMayor of Makindye Division
MayorCharles Musoke SserunjogiMayor of Kampala Central Division
MayorRonald BalimwezoMayor of Nakawa Division
MayorEmmanuel SserunjogiMayor of Kawempe Division
MayorJoyce SsebugwawoMayor of Lubaga Division

Staff

As of February 2019, KCCA employed 1,113 staff, of whom 391 were permanent employees appointed by the public service commission.

Recent developments

In February 2015, Rift Valley Railways, in collaboration with KCCA, began testing commuter passenger railway service in Kampala and its suburbs, with a view to establish regular scheduled service beginning in March 2015. Uganda and China have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish an elevated light rail network.