{"id":42157,"date":"2022-12-27T10:56:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/rdc-appointee-petitions-museveni-after-namesake-takes-job"},"modified":"2022-12-27T11:43:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T11:43:44","slug":"rdc-appointee-petitions-museveni-after-namesake-takes-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/rdc-appointee-petitions-museveni-after-namesake-takes-job","title":{"rendered":"RDC appointee petitions Museveni after namesake takes job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A Resident District Commissioner (RDC) appointee has sought President Museveni\u2019s intervention after his post was taken by someone with whom he shares a name.<\/p>\n

Mr Paul Waiswa, 42, received a letter dated March 25, 2022, appointing him Luuka deputy RDC. He later received an identity card for the same position valid from April 4, 2022, to December 3, 2024.<\/p>\n

The letter, signed by Mr Yunus Kakande, the secretary in the Office of the President, stipulated his annual and fixed monthly remuneration, allowances and entitlements, including gratuity, leave, a chauffeur-driven car, free medical care for self and family and police escort.<\/p>\n

Mr Waiswa was supposed to deputise Ms Jane Frances Kagayi, who has since been transferred. The government says he was appointed in error.<\/p>\n

News of Mr Waiswa\u2019s appointment was warmly received in Namisambya, his village in Kamuli District.<\/p>\n

The inside story of why Museveni shuffled RDCs<\/p>\n

Eager to settle into his new office, Mr Waiswa submitted his account number, Tax Identification Number (TIN) and acceptance letter. Upon his arrival in Luuka on April 6, he was received by the District Internal Security Officer (DISO), Mr Sam Musiwa. There was, however, trouble in paradise after it came to light that a substantive deputy RDC called Paul Waiswa Bwenibwamiko, 48, had assumed the same office on April 1.<\/p>\n

Mr Waiswa says since May 10, he has\u2014with the help of former Moroto Municipality legislator, Mr Simon Peter Aleper\u2014engaged the Office of the President in vain. Mr Aleper is currently the Central Executive Committee (CEC) member (NRM) in-charge of Karamoja Sub-region.<\/p>\n

\u201cI appeal to the fountain of honour … to intervene and make sure that I regain my job,\u201d Mr Waiswa said in an interview at the weekend, adding, \u201cIt is the President who gave me that job.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Waiswa further revealed that Ms Milly Babalanda\u2014 the minister for the Presidency\u2014earlier asked him to leave \u201cLuuka issues\u201d not least because the government and NRM have \u201cmany jobs\u201d where he can be deployed. This publication was unable to independently verify these claims as Ms Babalanda\u2019s known telephone numbers were off by press time.<\/p>\n

On September 7, Mr Waiswa\u2014through his lawyers, Ochieng Associates and Solicitors\u2014wrote to Ms Babalanda, saying it is \u201cwithin your knowledge that upon receiving the identity card as deputy RDC, our client signed a deployment letter and he was told to report to work in Luuka District, where he reported on April 6, 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n

The lawyers added that their client was \u201cdismay[ed]\u201d to learn that \u201cthe office of the deputy RDC was already occupied.\u201d They also claimed that Mr Waiswa \u201cwas given an assurance that his complaint was to be handled within one month, and probably a fresh appointment would be preferred.\u201d<\/p>\n

They added in a letter thus: \u201cWe, therefore, request your humble office to urgently handle this matter within seven days to avoid unnecessary litigation as this state of affairs has subjected our client to mental stress, loss of finance and psychological torture, among others.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his September 15 response, Hajj Kakande says Mr Waiswa\u2019s appointment as Luuka deputy RDC was an issue of mistaken identity.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Mr Waiswa\u2019s] claim is baseless and fatal to the extent that the appointing authority is not in the know of your client. He should be put to strict proof of his assertions.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Mr Waiswa wonders why it took the Office of the President five months to come to the conclusion that it wasn\u2019t him who had been posted to Luuka as deputy RDC and is demanding Shs100m in compensation.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. A Resident District Commissioner (RDC) appointee has sought President Museveni\u2019s intervention after his post was taken by someone with whom he shares a name. Mr Paul Waiswa, 42, received a letter dated March 25, 2022, appointing him Luuka deputy RDC. 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