Bernard Atiku

Parliament has rejected a move tabled by Finance State Minister, David Bahati, to provide finances for running newly approved cities in the country. On July 1, seven newly created cities including Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Mbarara, Fort Portal, Masaka and Mbale were flagged off to operate following parliamentary approval on 28th April to create 15 more cities in the country. However, as it stands, Kampala is the only city that is lawfully enabled to operate. During Thursday’s parliament session, Finance Minister State David Bahati tabled a motion seeking to authorize Government to transfer funds initially appropriated for municipalities to the newly…