Staff Reporter
Rubaya Sub-County Councilors in Kashari South, Mbarara District, have rejected the Solicitor General’s guidance regarding the appointment of an interim chairperson following the death of the late John Mugarura.
According to the Local Government Act, the chairperson has the authority to appoint and dismiss the vice chairperson and secretaries. At the time of Mugarura’s death, the services of his vice chairperson had already been terminated.
Under the same act, it is stipulated that the sub-county speaker should assume the position of interim chairperson, and the sub-county councilors should then elect a new sub-county speaker.
During an extraordinary session held at the sub-county headquarters, the Rubaya Sub-County Council expressed dissatisfaction with the Solicitor General’s advice on who should assume the role of interim chairperson. The late chairperson, Mugarura, had dismissed his vice chairperson, Ms. Norah Kekimuri, before his death on August 3, 2024.
The session, chaired by the sub-county speaker Ms. Susan Rutaafa, and attended by the sub-county chief Ms. Rachael Kanyesigye, saw the councilors reject the Solicitor General’s recommendation that Ms. Norah Kekimuri should take over as interim chairperson.
The council, under Ms. Rutaafa’s leadership, resolved that the keys to the sub-county chairperson’s office and the official stamp would remain in the custody of the sub-county chief, Ms. Rachael Kanyesigye, until further guidance is received from the Solicitor General.
