By: Kamusiime Barnabas
Amos Hakizimana the Chahafi town council LC5 councilor was on Tuesday 18th May re-elected as the Kisoro district speaker for a third successive term
winning with 32votes against Mfitumukiza Johns who garnered only 15 votes.
Amos Hakizimana (wearing a council gown signing an Oath)
Amos Hakizimana who had lost to Hon. Dr. James Nsaba Buturo in NRM primaries for the parliamentary seat in Bufumbira east constituency last year, had to swallow the bone and contest at the local council Five level therby winning the race by over 90% .
Hakizimana has been the district speaker for the last ten years since
he joined the council in 2011.
Bizimana Abel (first from the right) presenting his Executive to the 11th district council.
However, the Kisoro district new council, on its first council session
disapproved 99% executive members appointed by district chairman
moments after swearing in.
The district executive is complied of five members headed by the LC5
chairman while the vice chairperson, secretary for health, secretary
for finance, secretary for education complete the list.
The district LC5 chairman Abel Bizimana who doubles as the secretary
for works and technical services appointed Nambajimana Alex as his
vice, Mfitumukiza Johns as a secretary for health, Tumwakire
Bernadine as a secretary for education while Nyiraguhirwa Pamela as
the secretary for Finance.
However, Only Tumwakire Bernadine, a woman councilor
representing Nyundo Sub County was approved by the council.
According to the Bunagana LC5 councilor Kwizera Innocent, the
district LC5 chairman had a conflict of interest in his appointments by
only selecting his supporters that are also incompetent.
The Chahi sub county LC5 councilor, Kazimiri Wilson moved a motion
to on approve only one councilor saying that Kisoro district council
need an executive that can competently work with technocrats.
Irankunda Innocent represent Murora sub county seconded Kazimiri
to only have Tumwakire Bernadine as the lone executive member
with the district chairperson.
Kisoro district LC5 councilors in their first session
Councilors also denied Nambajimana Alex an opportunity to
become a vice chairperson accusing him of conspiracy with chairman
to grab district land. They also say that he has no qualifications for the
post.This forced the district Chairperson, Abel Bizimana to says that
the 2021/2026 district council is starting on a bad note.
Bizimana accuses the district speaker, Amos Hakizimana for being the
champion of the disagreements in the council because of their personal political reasons.
He adds that he will not change his executive because all councilors
are equal in front of their voters.
The Kisoro district speaker (on the left) after taking Oath
Hakizimana Amos says that it’s a duty of the council to approve and
disapprove members of the executive on appointment by
the chairman.
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