The salary structure demanded by the New Kampala Capital City Authority Executive Director Jenifer Semakula Musisi of 43 million shillings per month has raised concern among different members of the public with some arguing that it is too high.

Both the ruling party NRM and opposition supporters have termed the structure as unattainable. According to the proposed salary structure, the KCCA executive director Jennifer Semakula Musisi wants the ministry of local government to approve the structure where the Executive Director is to get 43.7 million shillings, the deputy to get 33 million shillings, the Lord mayor 33 million shillings and the deputy Lord mayor get 27.4 million shillings.

The member of parliament for Rwemiyaga Theodore Sekikubo says for the executive director to demand such salary is an indication that whoever gets in the government top position wants to grab as much as possible for their own interest at the expense of the tax payers money.

He urges the president to ensure people in top positions do not use the law of self enrichment. Sekikubo warned that if this trend is not checked, it would demoralize the NRM supporters and all Ugandans in general.

Many other Ugandans have argued that the government should first accept to increase salaries of teachers and police officers from 200,000 to at least 400,000 before thinking of paying an individual more than 30 million shillings.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias