PARLIAMENT NEW VISION, Monday, October 5, 2015 7 Fun at city festival Prof. Ssengendo chose By Steven Odeke and Juliet Waiswa The Kampala City Festival is such a daughter as heiress fanfare that if it stays that way in the coming years, the world will notice. By Norman Katende Yesterday, as early as 7:00am, the city was bustling with activity. Although the olden Not the same old activities of motor Buganda, and indeed African traffic, but thousands of people culture demanded that were flocking to the city centre men be succeeded by their in the gazetted areas to bask in sons, celebrated Makerere the fourth edition of the Kampala University visual artist Prof. Capital City Authority (KCCA)- Pilkington Ssengendo chose organised celebration. his daughter as his heiress. Vendors of crafts, foods and Eva Makumbi was presented clothes had set up their makeshift as the heiress at Ssengendo’s stalls to catch the early bird. funeral service held on Thousands of security operatives Saturday at Namirembe Prof. Pilkington had been deployed everywhere Cathedral in Kampala. Ssengendo joined and the mood was festive. Ssengendo passed on on Makerere University The procession started off from Thursday as he was being from East Kololo Primary Buganda Road at 10:30am, soon transferred from Mengo School, were he was after KCCA executive director Hospital to the Uganda the headmaster. He Jennifer Musisi, flanked by her Heart Institute, Mulago in rose through the ranks security team, drove in her open- Kampala, after suffering from to become the dean of roof BMW vehicle. She had arrived a heart attack. He had lost Faculty of Fine Art. at the starting point (Buganda his eyesight, just months after “He is among the few Road, opposite Watoto Church), marrying his wife, Robinah. people who managed elegant in an ankle-length purple Ssengendo, who had a to raise the standard and orange dress. Musisi mingled PhD in art from Makerere of fine art, which he with the sponsors who were to University, excelled as both a Nkoyoyo blessing Makumbi and her husband at Namirembe Cathedral, after being inherited from our father follow through the route plan to the sculptor and painter. He was announced as her father’s heiress. Photo by Norman Katende (Simeoni Nsibambi). Our main stage at the Railway grounds. the brother of former prime dad was also a good fine minister Apolo Nsibambi. to announce that my daughter life dedicated to helping others purpose that Prof. Ssengendo artist,” his brother, Dr. Nsibambi made the will be my heiress, too,” said to achieve their purpose to life. applied in uplifting academic John Nsibambi, said at announcement about his Nsibambi as Makumbi moved In a message read on his standards in the School of Fine the funeral service at BETWEEN THE LINES: brother’s choice of Makumbi to the front with her husband behalf by tourism minister Art at Makerere University,” Namirembe Cathedral on n While the crowd was as the heiress, leaving the to be blessed by former Maria Mutagamba, Prime said Rugunda. Saturday. swelling each passing time, church murmuring about Archbishop Livingstone Minister Dr. Ruhakana The outgoing Makerere security seemed to be in ‘what happened with all the Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo. Rugunda lauded Ssengendo’s University chancellor, control. The KCCA Police’s sons’. “We have been told that role in ensuring that Ugandans Mondo Kagonyera, said: “He The service, which ended head of security, Rusoke Buganda culture follows that the Constitution changed the get the best out of education. promoted the establishment of at 8:35pm, was attended by Kituuma, was satisfied with a son becomes his father’s heir, cultural institution, so let us “It is a loss of a great the PhD programme in visual Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda the work by press time. “So although at times, the estate pray for the heiress,” Nkoyoyo academician in the arts at Makerere University. and artists, including Elly far so good. We are busy may be left in the control of said, before blessing the sophisticated profession of He fought a good academic Tumwine, Nuwa Wamala controlling the crowd and we the women (daughters). couple. visual art. He was a good fight.” Nyanzi and educationist Fagil have not made any arrests.” “The Constitution gives all He hailed Ssengendo as a role model, especially in Kagonyera added: “Every Mandy. the children equal rights and hard working man. the academic sphere. We time there was a problem at Ssengendo was laid to rest at the professor named Eva as The Government also hailed are aware of the hard work, Makerere University, it was his ancestral home at Buloba, The streets brimmed with his heiress. I would also like Ssengendo, saying he lived a sense of determination and Ssengendo on the good side.” Wakiso district last evening. euphoric human traffic savouring carnival, with all its excesses. Revellers waved at Musisi and chanted her name, dancing, singing, partying and having an Witness’ assets perturb inquiry commission overdose of fun as she was driven through town. The procession included the By John Agaba year. He said his assets were equipment. sponsors’ extravagant floats. At Muleme declared with the IGG. However, following a directive the Railway grounds, sponsors How a man who earns Muleme added that he from the then UNRA executive Bell Lager, Airtel, Vision Group, sh3.4m monthly could own a also worked for various director, Peter Ssebanakitta, Kampala Casino, Movit and others house and 17 acres of land in told the consultancy agents. to the contracts committee had pitched VIP tents. The aesthetic Gayaza, Wakiso and another He also told the commission to waive the requirement on elements, along with the merry- 1.5 acres in the same district commission he is servicing two bank loans qualification and registration, makers, characterise the strides this within six years of working at — sh50m from Barclays Bank as per the initial expression of carnival parade is taking. the Uganda National Roads and sh40m from Sprint Sacco interest bid notice, the bidders While briefing journalists, Musisi Authority (UNRA) on Friday that he is Investment. who had been thrown out said KCCA had raised sh800m shocked Justice Catherine The commission grilled were re-evaluated. from sponsors. She emphasised Bamugemereire, the head of servicing two Muleme for allegedly “We had an issue when that the balance of the money will the commission of inquiry allowing to “relax” rules in the the PDU (procurement go towards projects like schools into the roads authority. procurement of the Tororo- department) advised that and KCCA health facilities. Eng. Patrick Muleme told he earns’ status shocked the loans, totalling Mbale-Soroti road contractor, diploma qualification be Josephine Namutebi, a food the commission that his tribunal, with probe counsel which caused the loss of over considered, as long as vendor from Nakawa, said: “We properties, valued at about Mary Kutesa inquiring about sh90m sh90b of taxpayers’ money. they were registered. The were subjected to a medical sh928m, also include a 24 how he amassed the wealth. The road, initially contracted expression of interest required checkup and some of our decimal piece of land in “When did you start to cost sh77b, cost sh171b. registered engineers. And as colleagues did not like the idea, so Masoli-Gayaza, and another building your bungalow? responsible for the preparation The commission heard on we know, diploma holders are they pulled out. I have not realised 20 decimals of land in the When did you complete it? and procurement of design Friday that all bidders, who not registered,” Muleme told any profits so far.” same neighbourhood. When did you buy the 20 studies at UNRA and ensuring had expressed interest in the the commission. Performances from Afrigo He owns a one acre piece of decimals of land in Masoli? that the prepared designs are project (which included the Ultimately, bidders who Band, Sheeba, Pallaso, Cindy and land in Kitezi, Wakiso district Are these (assets) declared adhered to, had an answer Tororo-Mbale-Soroti road) initially had been scored as many other artistes took carnival and more land in Mbarara with the Inspector General of to all the questions, although had initially been thrown out not satisfying the requirement celebrants up to midnight. and Hoima. Government (IGG)? Do you not convincing, according to at the first evaluations stage as for experience, qualification, Muleme drives a Toyota have other part-time jobs?” Kutesa. non-compliant. registration and equipment, See pictorial on Spacio car. she asked. Muleme said he started No bidder was satisfying the were awarded the tender to do pages 52 & 53 The extent of Muleme’s The witness, who told building his bungalow in 2007 requirement for experience, the job. seemingly ‘wealthier than the commission that he is and did the final touches last qualification, registration and The hearing continues today. .