6 NEW VISION, Friday, March 3, 2017 NATIONAL NEWS Parliament pays tribute Jennifer Musisi regrets to Maumbe Mukhwana By Nicholas Wassajja, Moses Walubiri and taking up KCCA top job Paul Kiwuwa The story of some of the most By Mary Karugaba towering revolutionaries that and Betty Amamukirori struggled to unplug this nation from the jaws of dictatorship While hundreds of Ugandans is incomplete without the would do whatever it takes to mention of Jack Maumbe take on the position of executive Mukhwana. director of Kampala Capital To put his role in the struggle City Authority (KCCA), it is not into perspective, those that the case with the current boss have attended President Maumbe Mukhwana Jennifer Musisi. Yoweri Museveni’s leadership Musisi yesterday shocked lectures attest to his (Museveni) MPs probing the oil bonus holding Mukhwana in high Maumbe Mukhwana handshake when she openly repute. was born in 1939. He regretted taking on the job. Mukhwana whose name is trained in guerrilla Musisi told the MPs on not only synonymous with the tactics and revolutionary commissions, state authorities historical tales of the country, politics with FRELIMO in and state enterprises (COSASE) but also popular for a dignified Mozambique that had she known what leadership style, breathed He joined the Front the job involved at the time his last on Sunday afternoon, for National Salvation President Yoweri Museveni throwing a mourning wave to fight Idi Amin in offered it to her, she would have across the country. the 1970s. He attained declined. To acknowledge his military training in “This was not something I (Left-right) Former URA litigation manager Peter Muliisa, Musisi and Kagina, contribution as a freedom Tanzania in 1971. would have wanted if I had a appearing before COSASE at Parliament yesterday. Photo by Kennedy Oryema fighter, Prime Minister Dr Maumbe joined the choice, but again because I love Ruhakana Rugunda yesterday NRA in the 1980’s. my country, I wanted to make solicit rewards. he would have preferred a moved a motion for Parliament He joined NRC and a difference...,” she said before “A reward cannot be solicited BETWEEN THE LINES: medal as a reward, to cash. to pay tribute to Mukhwana. appointed deputy the committee chairman Abdu because it is the preserve of n Musisi told the MPs that He was given sh100m for his At 10:00am, the remains of minister for information Katuntu interrupted. the person you serve to decide she did not deserve the participation in the case, which Mukhwana were received in in 1986. He was posted “Why wouldn’t you want the whether to reward you or not. reward and it is wrong for he said involved mainly expert the central lobby of Parliament as RDC of Pallisa and job? So you wanted a simpler Many times, they don’t and that public servants to solicit guidance on oil. by Rugunda, the House Tororo after leaving job?” Katuntu asked is okay because God rewards us rewards. Asked whether he deserved Speaker Rebecca Kadaga; Vice- Cabinet. He took up “Mr. Chairman, had I known at the end,” she said. the reward, Kabagambe said President Edward Kiwanuka farming in Mbale on what this job involved at the Musisi was appointed to the case was extraordinary, Ssekandi and the widow Beth retirement. time the President asked head the authority in 2011. In winning the Heritage Oil capital requiring extra-ordinary Mukhwana in a sombre mood. Maumbe succumbed to me to take it up, I would March 2014, her three-year gains tax case in London. knowledge. Rugunda said, the country colon cancer on Sunday. have declined. I would have contract was renewed up to She was involved in the case Kagina told the committee had lost “a strong, talented, preferred to be self-employed April 2017. However, since her while a commissioner legal that although she knew of the trusted and loyal leader who or something else,” she said. appointment, Musisi has been and board affairs at URA. She reward, she never participated struggled for the liberation of Fact file Musisi was responding to involved in battles not only with received sh100m as a reward in the meeting that reportedly Uganda”. MP Sheila Mwine’s questions politicians, but also business for her participation in the pre- solicited for the reward. Busongora North MP William had decided to honour on whether she deserved the people who are opposed to her assessment stage before she left “After the story made Nzoghu, who seconded the Mukhwana with a state burial. oil bonus reward and whether methods of work in bringing for KCCA as executive director. headlines, the President called motion, on behalf of the Leader Mukhwana was described her appointment as executive order in the city. Although she She appeared together with me to Rwakitura to congratulate of Opposition Winnie Kiiza, by UPDF MP, Felix Kulayigye director KCCA was not a has managed to cause a lot of the then URA commissioner us. I went with Doris Akol and said: “Because Mukhwana and Mbale Municipality reward. changes to the city, it has come general Allen Kagina and the Ali Ssekatawa and he said he didn’t spend his time collecting MP Jack Wamai Wamanga “In your earlier statement, you at a price. then permanent secretary would do something after the instant headlines and grabbing and Budyebo County MP informed us that you have done Recently, some of the NRM Ministry of Energy, Kabagambe- meeting. He never talked about public resources, but serving Wilson Muruli Mukasa, as an many good things and you party officials blamed her for Kaliisa. money. After the meeting, I the people, it is only worthy accomplished statesman with have not been rewarded, don’t the party’s poor performance in The trio denied involvement interpreted the promise as a that Government fixes the a simple character who raised you think your appointment to the 2016 general election. in soliciting for the reward, reward,” she narrated. health sector such that such intelligent points in a very KCCA was a reward?” Mwine Musisi was yesterday though they said they were Kagina, Musisi and heroes are able to afford brave manner. asked. appearing before the oil probe happy to receive it. Kabagambe agreed that there is decent medication.” A funeral service will be held Musisi told the MPs that she committee as a beneficiary of Kabagambe, though remained need for a policy on rewards to According to Rugunda, today at the deceased’s home did not deserve the reward and the sh6b oil bonus that was cagy, told the committee be formulated, to avoid queries because of his dedication to in Bungokho before he is laid it is wrong for public servants to given to 42 public officers for that had he been consulted, and uncertainty. the liberation struggle, Cabinet to rest later in the afternoon.