By Mirembe Ruth
In a Monday interview with Mulengera News, the KCCA chief publicist Daniel Nuwabine explained why the Plot 6 Katonga Road-based PFF party offices in Kampala were closed. On Monday journalists turned up for the weekly news conference only to find the place under lock and key.
The offices had been sealed off by KCCA whose colors were visible on the seals that were placed on the main gate and main entrance. Inside the always very busy PFF office premises, there was no one, amidst the Monday morning drizzle.
Journalists rang PFF Secretary General and Chief Administrator Harold Kaija who told them he wasn’t aware of what they were talking about. Kaija promised to consult and revert but he never did. Nuwabine explained that the offices were sealed off on Friday after long negotiations with the landlord (Serefaco Ltd) and PFF, the sitting tenants, failed to yield results.
He said that several demand notices had been served asking the tenant and the landlord to pay up the property rates arrears, stretching more than five years back but no progress was made. Nuwabine added that the last demand notice was issued and served unto PFF on 11th February 2026, and it prompted them to plead for more time while promising to pay up by 16th February.
Nuwabwine says that on that day, 11th February, their enforcement officers had gone to close but that was called off in order to allow PFF up to 16th February.
“When that didn’t happen, we allowed them a few more days before going into distress measures to compel them to comply. That’s why their premises are closed and we expect them to pay up for the same to be promptly opened,” clarified Nuwabine who is also a lawyer.
He added that KCCA is always very lenient and open to engagement with such property rates defaulters but in PFF case, that option had been exhausted.
“We have been patient with them for almost 6 years because their property rates was last paid in 2019.” The total arrears bill, which PFF must promptly pay up before their offices can be reopened, is Shs21.7m.
Nuwabine signaled that KCCA would, as always, be open to negotiations so that the Shs21.7m bill can be paid in installments until it comes to zero balance, as the sitting tenants operates. (For comments on this story, get back to us on 0705579994 [WhatsApp line], 0779411734 & 041 4674611 or email us at mulengeranews@gmail.com).
