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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The outgoing Entebbe municipality mayor, Mr Vicent Kayanja DePaul has declined to handover his report to Mr Fabrice Rulinda who was on Tuesday sworn in as his successor.<\/p>\n

Mr Kayanja did not only fail to hand over the report but also shunned Mr Rulinda\u2019s swearing in ceremony.<\/p>\n

Entebbe town clerk, Mr Charles Magumba was seen conducting all the duties which would have ideally been done by Mr Kayanja during the handover ceremony.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s alleged that Kayanja was forcefully ejected from office as he was still pursuing his court case challenging Mr Rulinda\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n

When contacted, Kayanja said,\u201d There\u2019s no way I can hand over the report to a thief. My victory was robbed. I remained with the report because it is mine since I am the one who won [the election]. So the report has to be mine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Kayanja further told this reporter that he had already filed a case challenging Mr Rulinda\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are just waiting for the court to set a hearing date,\u201d he added when contacted on phone.<\/p>\n

Former Entebbe Mayor Vincent Kayanja DePaul. Photo\/ Eve Muganga<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Mr Rulinda was sworn in by Entebbe Grade one Magistrate Naomi Sikoyi as Kayanja\u2019s successor.<\/p>\n

He was sworn in alongside Entebbe Municipal councilors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am aware of the power available in collaboration, relying on the fact that no one human being knows it all. With the swearing in today, the dice has been cast. I\u2019m open to work with everybody. My leadership is one of forgiveness and reconciliation. We start afresh. I don\u2019t care if you are Democratic Party (DP), National Resistance Movement (NRM), National Unity Platform (NUP) or Independent; as long as you are residents of Entebbe, you\u2019re my brother and my sister,\u201d Mr Rulinda said.<\/p>\n

Mr Rulinda pledged to transform Entebbe Municipality during his five-year term.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am under no illusion that I can do this alone. I am but one. We have seen the spirit of togetherness during the campaign and during the pandemic. We saved lives, we comforted others. We pulled through together. As such, I am reaching out to friends, and loved ones. I am reaching out to institutions, both local and international to join us in succeeding with our vision,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Rukinda, an Independent candidate, was declared winner of the January mayoral polls replacing Mr Kayanja (DP) who served two terms as mayor of the municipality.<\/p>\n

Mr Rulinda poses with members of his family after swearing in as Entebbe municipality mayor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI intend to preside over an efficient service delivery system in the municipality. If some things can be digitized to speed up the process of serving our people, we must do it. If processes can be re-engineered to find efficiency and effectiveness in providing access to facilities to our people, we must do it. We must create an atmosphere where the people of Entebbe feel like they are being served not just because it is their right, but because they deserve it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

While announcing results in January, EC officials said Mr Rulinda got 6,703 votes, followed by Micheal Mutebi Kabwama (NRM) with 6,342 votes against Mr Kayanja\u2019s 5,576 votes. Ms Olive Nassuna (NUP) bagged 2,499 votes while Mohammed Kawuma, the former MP for Entebbe municipality trailed with got 521 votes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. The outgoing Entebbe municipality mayor, Mr Vicent Kayanja DePaul has declined to handover his report to Mr Fabrice Rulinda who was on Tuesday sworn in as his successor. Mr Kayanja did not only fail to hand over the report but also shunned Mr Rulinda\u2019s swearing in ceremony. 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