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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Outgoing councilors in Masaka City on Monday stormed the office of the city clerk over unpaid allowances.<\/p>\n

The 102 councilors claim they are demanding allowance arrears for 10 months amounting to Shs4m each.<\/p>\n

The councilors led by outgoing deputy Masaka City mayor, Ms Sarah Nakyanzi, said the city clerk had refused to pay their allowances yet government released the funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have unanimously resolved to demonstrate peacefully and close all the city council offences if the town clerk and his staff give a deaf ear to our issues,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ms Nakyanzi said they were also considering suing Local Government Minister, Mr Raphael Magyezi and Masaka City council over failure to pay their allowances and emoluments.<\/p>\n

According to Mr Robert Kamabugo, the outgoing councilor for Nyendo I Ward, the city clerk has for several months assured them that their payments are being processed but are yet to recive it.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe minister prematurely dissolved our council and stopped us from representing our people who voted for us under the disguise of saving us from catching Covid-19 but that matter will be decided by court,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Tom Luyombya, the secretary for finance Masaka City said suspension of council sittings has stifled service delivery in the city as councilors no longer carry out their oversight role.<\/p>\n

\u201cCouncils in other municipalities which were elevated to cities continued to meet but it is only in Masaka where we were stopped because of Covid-19! Even parliamentarians and KCCA councilors are still convening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last week, Minister Magyezi said he had ordered all accounting officers in Local governments to process payments of outgoing councilors, mayors and district chairpersons without delay.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have already received petitions from district chairpersons complaining about chief administrative officers who have refused to process their payments, please urgently process payments of those people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Masaka deputy city clerk, Mr Emmanuel Gakyalo asked the councilors to be patient and said their allowances would be proceeded before the end of this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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