By The Insight Post
Mukono Central Division authorities have tasked the Municipal leadership to produce accountability of the money generated from street parking fees last year.
They also want Joseneous investment limited suspended from further collection of the street parking fees on ground that their contract expired three months ago.
Mukono municipality signed a contract with Joseneous investment limited on July 24, 2021, to collect street parking fees in Goma and the Central Division.
According to the contract, a copy of which this website has seen, the contractor is required to deposit Shillings 2million monthly in Mukono Central Division general fund account.
“…in any case, the said money shall be paid monthly in advance and shall not exceed five working days from the day of the month and the agent has as well agreed to undertake the task.” The contract reads in parts.
However, Robert Peter Kabanda, the Central Division LCIII Chairperson says since the contract was signed, the agent has never deposited a single coin on the division account.
He reveals that the preliminary information they have received from the office of the town clerk indicates that money is being paid to the municipal account although they have never received a statement indicating the payment record.
Allan Mawanda, the Division Speaker, appealed to the contractor to come out with a formal explanation as to why they have been paying the money to the municipality contrary to his working agreement.
He notes that they have already included the matter on their agenda for discussion in the next council meeting.
Residents claim the contractor lack skills in doing the job. The contract mandates them to charge once from any vehicle parked from 8am to 6pm each day starting from Monday to Saturday with an exception of Sundays and public holidays but all this is not followed.
It also indicates that the receipts and invoices to be issued shall always bear the name of Mukono Municipal Council, Joseneous investment ltd, amount, division, motor vehicle, parking and leaving hours taken and the name of the officer issuing it out.
Areneous Kimuli, the Chief Executive Officer of Joseneous investment ltd says he was instructed by the town clerk to deposit funds on another account after signing the contract and so far deposited about Shillings 22 million since they started working.
The Municipal Town Clerk, Godfrey Kisekka who signed the contract on behalf of the Municipality has not yet commented since is out of the office.
However, his deputy, Majerani Luboyera confirms that some clauses in the contract haven’t been implemented as agreed and will be reviewed.
He, however downplayed calls to suspend the parking collection, saying it will cause financial loss to the municipality. He instead advised the leaders to allow the company to continue collecting fees until the contract is reviewed and renewed or awarded to another company.
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