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Deputy Lord Mayor: Women and PWDs will be uplifted during my tenure

by www.newsday.co.ug
June 16, 2021
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By Doreen Nyanjura.
Your Worship, The  Lord  Mayor; The Speaker of  Council; Councillors; Colleagues on  the Technical team; Residents and  Citizens of  Kampala  and  Uganda; 

I  bring  you  warm  greetings  from  the  people  of  Makerere University  and  from  my  Party,  the  Forum  for Democratic Change ( FDC).
Your  Worship,  with  a  deep  sense  of  duty  and  commitment,  I thank  you  for  nominating  me  to  the  position  of Deputy  Lord Mayor  of  our  beloved Capital  City,  Kampala! 

I  take  this  position  with  a  full  and  grateful  heart,  without  any reservations  and  with  only  one  obligation;  to  pull every  effort  and  thought together in  supporting  you  as  we  discharge  the duty  of  not  only  making  Kampala  a  wonderful  and  beautiful city,  but  also  of  continuing  to  fight  for  and  besides  the common  man  and  the  downtrodden  of  our  city.  Indeed,  like your mantra is,  we  have  no  option  but to  support you  in being the shield  of  the  people of Kampala. 

  • The Lord Mayor helps Nyanjura put on the Mayoral gown. Courtesy photo

I would like to congratulate my colleagues, Hon Olive Namazzi, Hon John Mary Ssebuwufu and Hon Hakim Kizza for also being appointed to serve on the City Executive Committee.

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Your  Worship,  at  the  commencement  of  the  previous  Council, many  of  us  arrived  here  with  no  experience  and  with  very minimal  knowledge  of  the  workings  at  City  Hall,  but  with your  leadership  and  mentorship  skills,  you  picked  us  up,  held our hands  and  built us  into what  we  are  today. While  I  remain your  work-in-progress,  I  can’t  thank  you  enough for  the  confidence  you  have  placed  in  me.  Thank  you  and thank  you  indeed. 
Our  dear  Councillors,  I  thank  you  for  considering my appointment  through  both  the  spectrum  of  fairness  and  the ability  to  discharge  the  duties  of  a  Deputy  Lord  Mayor  of Kampala.  As  Deputy  Lord  Mayor,  I  will  come  to  you  with open  hands  in  the  spirit  of  working  together  to  improve  the lives of  the people of  Kampala.

And  indeed  if  your  spirit  is  the  same,  we  shall  enjoy  a wonderful  working  relationship  that  will  see  us  uplifting  the downtrodden.  I  will  however  be  firm  in  the non tolerance of those  who come with  treachery  and all  manner of  sabotage of as they  seek  to  betray  the  common  man  of  Kampala  whether directly  or  otherwise.
While  my  strategic  agenda  remains  fighting  for  the  total liberation  of  our  country, as  Deputy  Lord  Mayor  and Executive  Secretary  for  Gender, I will  do  this alongside working  to  improve  the livelihoods of  our  people. 
Specifically,  I  intend to  ensure  the following; 
1. Availability  and  easy  access  to  Youth  and  Women funds  at  KCCA. This  must  be  carried  out  in  a  transparent and  equitable  manner  that  will  benefit  the  poor  and deserving  and not  those  who  are advantaged and  with connections.

2. The  protection  of  our  residents  who  operate  in  the markets  and  other  areas.  I  know  that  there  are  maneuvers by  a  few  people  to  overrun  and  tak eover  the  management of  KCCA  markets  with  the  sole  intention  of  continuing to  exploit  our  people  and  even  to  evict  those  who  think differently  from  the  Junta.  This  we  shall  not  accept  and we are ready  for  that  WAR! 

3. I will  fight  to  ensure  non-discrimination  of  our differently  abled  persons  in  Kampala  who  many  refer  to as  PWDs.  The  era  of  people  constructing  buildings  in town  without  facilities  of  access  for  the  PWDs  must come to  an end. The  era  of  PWDs  coming  into  the  City  and  finding  no parking  facilities  for  them  on  our  roads  and  streets  is coming  to  an  end.  We  must  ensure  every  street  or  road within  our  jurisdiction  must  have  parking  slots for  the PWDs. Our  previous  administration  ensured  the  creation  of working  spaces  for  the  differently  abled  persons  in  the KCCA  market  areas.  In  order  to  promote  the  job opportunities  for  them, I will  ensure  that  all  other  sectors within the City  provide for  facilities and areas where the differently  abled  people  can  work  and  as  well  create  their own opportunities. 

4. As  a  Women  Representative,  Women  Activist  and Gender  Scholar,  during  my  tenure  in  office, I will make sure that  No  Woman  is  Left  behind in all circumstances .  I  will work  round  the  clock  to  ensure  that  Women ’s  Political, Social  and  Economic  rights  are  not  only  observed  but enforced and  respected. 

To  my  fellow  Countrymen  and  women,  our  country  continues to  suffer  grave  injustices,  from  land  dispossessions, to  our young  men  and  women  being  arrested,  tortured,  detained without  trial  and  some  even  killed  and  buried  in  unmarked graves. As I speak  now,  one  of  us,  a  Councillor,  duly  elected to  represent  the  people  of  Rubaga  is  languishing in  jail  as  a political  prisoner  and  no  one  knows  when  he  will  get  Justice, be  free  and represent his  people! Parents  are  unable  to  find their  children  and  spouses  unable  to  find  their  partners.  All this  because  of  one  man’s  capture  of  our  country  and  his unwillingness to  let  our  country  breath.

Our  Lord  Mayor  and  many  of  us  continue  to  be  involved in the  struggle  to  free  our  Country  and  deliver  it  to  a  place  where Peace  and  Justice  shall  prevail.  For  those  who are fighting alongside us,  in  me you  have an uncompromising Comrade. I  look  forward  to  working  with  all  of  you. Thank  you!

The writer is the deputy Lord Mayor, Kampala Uganda


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