13/7/2026
The Ministry of Kampala has urged the judiciary to hear more than 200 electoral cases filed by councilors representing various KCCA councils, including city hall and district councillors’ councils.
The ministry suspended about 200 councilors who were planning to borrow money from various banks in excess of their salaries, in a move to save the government from falling into debt.
State Minister Christopher Kabuye Kyoffatogabye said the ministry could not allow councilors with election cases to borrow, because the outcome of the cases is unknown.
Minister Kabuye Kyoffatogabye said unless the courts rule on the cases, the guilty councilors will NOT be allowed to borrow more than their salaries from the government, to save the country from falling into debt if their victory is cancelled
Minister Kyoffatogabye urged the judiciary to hear the cases and leave them in the living room.
The Ministry of Kampala’s suspension of the councilors from borrowing comes at a time when the same ministry has also suspended councilors who are planning to travel abroad.
In recent years, many councilors have been fleeing to Canada, America ,Arab countries for a holiday after winning the election.
Others have been getting loans from banks, overpaying their salaries and then fleeing, the ministry of Kampala this time after the 2026 elections denied
By Mugula Dan
