Nine cities approved by Cabinet

By Prossy Kisakye.

Cabinet has approved the creation of nine cities.

According to a statement from the Uganda media center, five of the cities including; Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Fort Portal, and Mbarara will become operational on 1^st July 2020.

Hoima and Mbale will become cities on 1st July 2021 while Lira and Entebbe will be elevated to city status on 1^st July 2022.

According to the Minister for Local Government, Tom Butime, the decision to elevate the municipalities to a cities in a phased manner was resolved by cabinet last evening in a meeting chaired by the president at state house Entebbe.

A total of Shillings 130 billion will be set aside for the operationalization of the cities after meeting all the requirements.

Written by David Kugonza