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Monday May 10 2021
This photo shows an aerial view of a section of Mukono City. Nakifuma Town Council currently exists under Mukono. PHOTO/FILE/COURTESY
Summary
Some local leaders have disagreed and gone ahead to create a committee dubbed “Nakifuma County Steering Committee” to remind President Museveni about the 2011 campaign pledge of elevating Nakifuma County to a district status.
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A section of leaders and residents of Mukono District have rejected its split to create Nakifuuma, saying the new district will be a burden since they do not have enough revenue to run it.
Mr Tom Mukasa, an elder, told a meeting last Friday that it would not be sustainable to run a new district when Nakifuma Town Council is almost non- functional.