President Museveni has appointed Hajjat Sharifah Buzeki as the new Executive Director for Kampala Capital City Authority.
Ms Buzeki has been the Commissioner of Human Resource Management at the Ministry of Public Service. She is the third woman to successfully hold the office substantively, following the first Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi, and her immediate predecessor, Dorothy Kisaka.
In-between the two women leaders at the City Hall, two men – Eng Andrew Kitaka and Frank Rusa – have been in acting capacity.
Meanwhile, the President has also appointed Benon Kigenyi as the new KCCA deputy executive director. Deputy Presidential Press Secretary Faruk Kirunda confirmed the development on Thursday morning.
“Their names have been forwarded to Public Service for formalisation. When the process is completed, the Head Public Service/Secretary to Cabinet will formally confirm the appointments,” Kirunda said in a post on X.
Ms Buzeki holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and Management, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences all obtained from Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU).
She has also attended numerous skills-enhancing courses and obtained certificates in conflict management, leadership and change management, monitoring and evaluation, training of trainers and facilitation skills; among others.
Ms Buzeki was the only woman candidate on a shortlist released by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in November.
She beat Sydney Asubo, an expert in anti-financial crime and Gabriel Richard Atama, a former Chief Administrative Officer for Tororo District, to the position.
Others on the shortlist included Godfrey Kaima, Kigenyi, Swizin Mugyema, Godfrey Kisekka, Rogers Matte, and Emmy Ejuku, Grandfield Omonda, Ronald Kiberu, and Joses Kachetero.
PSC, which carried out the search for the new ED on the orders of the President, ignored seasoned administrators such as Robert Kabushenga and Richard Byarugaba.
The two positions fell vacant after the President sacked Ms Kisaka and her deputy David Luyimbazi over negligence related to the collapse of Kiteezi landfill that caused the death of more than 30 people in August 2024.
The two are still battling charges related to the landfill collapse.
