The Municipality
The Municipality attained this status under statutory instrument 2015 No. 47 on 9th day of September 2015. The then existing Nansana Town Council was expanded in boundaries to annex Nabweru , Gombe and Busukuma Sub-counties to form a new Local Council at the Level of LCIV and thus took the Name of the existing Town Council, which is Nansana.
Nansana Municipality is located in Wakiso District within in the Central Region of Uganda. It is about 9.6km (6 miles) from the centre of Kampala, the capital City of Uganda on (Kampala-Hoima Road). It covers an area of 295.3 sq km.
Composition of Municipality
The Municipality consists of the following members:-
- >> Her Worship the Mayor;
- >> The Deputy Mayor;
- >> One councillor directly elected by secret ballot to represent each electoral area in the Capital City on the basis of universal adult suffrage;
- >> Two councillors representing the youth, one of whom shall be female;
- >> Two councillors with disability representing persons with disabilities, one of whom shall be female;
- >> Women councillors forming one third of the Municpality such that the councillors elected under paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) shall form two thirds of the Municipality;
- >> One councillor representing each of the following professional bodies;
- >> A person is not qualified to be a councillor unless he or she is a citizen of Uganda.
Functions of Lord Mayor
Her worship the Mayor is the political head of the Municipality. She presides over all meetings of them Municipality, performs ceremonial and civic functions, she also hosts foreign and local dignitaries, heads the Municipality in developing strategies and programs for the development of the Municipality.
Monitor the administration of the Municipality, provide guidance to the division administrations; and represent the Capital City on the Metropolitan Authority.
The Mayor in the performance of his or her functions, is answerable to the Municipality and the Member of Parliament.
The Deputy Mayor assists the Mayor in the performance of his or her functions and otherwise deputise for the Lord Mayor in his or her absence.
Administrative divisions
Nansana Municipality is divided into five 4 divisions (Nansana, Nabweru,Gombe and Busukuma), each headed by a popularly elected Mayor. Those divisions are preserved under the new KCCA Law. The table below gives the names of the relevant officials and their areas of responsibility.
Political Leadership
OFFICE |
NAME OF OFFICIAL |
TITLE OF THE OFFICER |
|
Wakayima Musoke |
Member of Parliament Nansana Municipality |
Ethel Betty Naluyiima | Woman Member of Parliament | |
The Mayor |
Regina Bakiitte |
Her Worship The Mayor Nansana Municipality |
Deputy Mayor | Yiga Kato Paul | Deputy Mayor of Nansana Municipality |
Nanasana Division | ||
Mayor |
Matovu Joseph |
Mayor for Nansana Division |
Town Clerk | Rosette Namiiro | Town Clerk for Nansana Division |
Nabweru Division
|
||
Mayor |
Jumba Kasim |
Mayor for Nabweru Division |
Town Clerk | Sauda Namala | Town Clerk for Nabweru Division |
Busukuma Division
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||
Mayor |
Mutebi Ronald Kitata Muyima |
Mayor for Busukuma Division |
Town Clerk | Ssenoga Ahmed | Town Clerk for Busukuma Division |
Gombe Division
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Mayor |
Kasirivu Ronald |
Mayor for Gombe Division |
Town Clerk |
Musoke Sulaiman Kassim
|
Town Clerk for Gombe Division |