Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) authorities have halted Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu’s Kiham Enterprises Ltd from carrying out any further works on the Nakivubo drainage channel system over lack of statutory approvals.
The decision followed a meeting between the KCCA officials led by the Deputy Executive Director, Benon Kigenyi and Ham on Friday at KCCA.
“We met Kiggundu Hamis of Kiham Enterprises Ltd, the company undertaking activities along Nakivubo Channel. We instructed him to halt all activities that are ongoing without the requisite statutory guidance & permission” Kigenyi said.
Kigenyi, noted that Ham has been instructed to remove debris caused by his construction works, restore proper storm water flow, and ensure that the hoarded sections of the channel are maintained to avoid risks of flooding or harm to human life.
“Under the guidance & supervision of KCCA, the developer is to remove all debris in the Channel as a result of his actions, ensure proper flow of storm water and the hoarded section is maintained to avoid any danger to human life and flooding in the area” he said.
KCCA’s intervention comes days after President Museveni wrote to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja endorsing Kiggundu’s proposal to cover and redevelop the channel, a move that Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago dismissed as “illegal and fraudulent.”
