Frank Nyakaana Rusa has been named by President Museveni as the Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) acting executive director. Mr. Rusa is anticipated to lead the troubled City Hall following Dorothy Kisaka’s shocking dismissal on Tuesday. The Presidency confirmed the nomination in a letter on Thursday, and it is effective immediately.
“You are hereby assigned the duties of Executive Director. You will hold the post until a substantive office holder is appointed by the Appointing Authority,” the letter partly read. As a result, one of Rusa’s current appointment’s terms and conditions is that he must submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Minister overseeing Kampala Capital City Authority, the Secretary to Cabinet, and the Head of Public Service.
He succeeds Dorothy Kisaka (in an acting capacity), who was fired by the President this week due to her incompetence before the Kiteezi landfill tragedy, which cost the lives of over thirty people. In the interim while inquiries were conducted, Ms. Kisaka was fired along with her deputy, Eng. David Luyimbazi, and the director of public health, Dr. Daniel Okello. Rusa works for Kampala Capital City Authority as the legal director.
Frank Nyakaana Rusa’s Brief Bio
Frank Nyakaana Rusa was the Executive Secretary of the inter-party Organization for Dialogue (IPOD), a forum that brought together the leaders of the political parties represented in the Ugandan Parliament, before joining KCCA.
Additionally, he has held a variety of positions at the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), most notably that of program manager. Rusa holds a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University and formerly served as the national representative at the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD), an international non-governmental organization headquartered in The Hague.
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Additionally, he was the chairman of the Uganda Electoral Commission’s Legal and Public Relations Department from 2003 to 2006. Furthermore, he was the State Attorney for the Directorate of Public Prosecutions before that.
