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The Forum for Democratic Change and the Democratic Party insist the takeover of Kampala City Council by the central government is sick-intentioned and should be halted. This came in spite of a firm stand by President Museveni that the takeover will go ahead.

Kampala — THE Vice-President, Prof. Gilbert Bukenya, has called upon the Baganda to take control of the Kampala market. "I hear to debates over the radios about the Kampala take-over, but I don't want to comment about it.

Kampala — BUGANDA Kingdom has denied agreeing with the Government to expand Kampala city, an official has said. Addressing journalists on Tuesday, the deputy information minister, Medard Lubega Ssegoona, said the kingdom had instead asked the Government to reduce the boundaries.

Kampala — Two weeks ago, the Minister of Local Government, Adolf Mwesige, tabled in Parliament the Kampala Capital Bill 2009 below which the Government will take over the management of the city.

The long-awaited Bill to actualise the constitutional amendment placing Kampala City below direct central government administration was tabled in Parliament last week. As expected, several people and institutions are vehemently opposed to the idea.

The government, the opposition and Buganda Kingdom are every up in arms over the Kampala Capital City Bill 2009 tabled before Parliament last week. The central government claims that it wants to appoint a team of professionals to run the city better and plan for its future expansion.

In December 2007, Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi told Parliament that cabinet had considered and approved a Bill on the administration and development of Kampala City.

Kampala — The Conservative Party has demanded that Parliament rejects the Kampala city take over Bill. Party president John Lukyamuzi has said the bill is bad.

Kampala — THE Democratic Party (DP) leaders have resolved to carry out a campaign against the Government's plan to take over Kampala city. The campaign will be launched in Kawempe on Friday, according to resolutions passed during the party meeting at Christ the King Church in Kampala on Monday.

Kampala — Wakiso district authorities express reservations, on the proposed Master plan for Government's takeover of Kampala.