Angry Ntungamo residents demand town clerk’s transfer over missing garbage skips

Ntungamo: Angry residents of Ntungamo Municipality locked up the offices of the council and the main gate to the Municipality on Friday July 5, 2024, protesting the alleged hiding of thieves and corrupt officials.

They demanded the resignation or transfer of the Municipal Town clerk and mayor

This follows the disappearance of five garbage skips worth 150 million shillings and the disappearance of a compaction roller used on the Municipal roads raising suspicion to have been stolen since September 2023.

According to the municipal council that sat on March 26, 2024, a select committee was instituted headed by councilor Abaho Davis to investigate the loss of all municipal garbage skips and come up with a report in one month.

But to their dismay, the town clerk Tumwesigye Isaiah the custodian of the government properties connived with the accused people to disable the investigations.

The chairperson of the selected committee Abaho Davis revealed that it was unfortunate that instead of police arresting the accused persons, the police arrested the committee members.

During the community baraza organized by the Ntungamo Municipal Development Forum president Namanya Joshua Kansiime unanimously resolved to close the main gate and offices on top of demanding the resignation of town clerk over abuse of office and corruption.

The Ntungamo Municipality MP Hon Yona Musinguzi said they demand that the Town clerk resigns with immediate effect because he has led a corrupt municipality which fails to provide services to the people.

The municipal health inspector Tumushabe Jovat noted that this fracas has stalled the collection of garbage and crippled the health inspectorate department.

The Ntungamo Municipal Mayor Jacob Kafureeka acknowledged the disappearance of skips and rollers noting that the issue has been reported to police advising the residents to be patient and avoid being hoodwinked by self-seeking politicians.

The Ntungamo Municipal town clerk Tumwesigye Isaiah urged the residents not to use force stressing that the issue is still under investigation by police.

He asked them to respect the police and law saying that the suspects will be brought to book when investigations are complete and he ordered for the opening of the gate and offices immediately.

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