Despite being a communication tool to its ability of mobilizing and shaping values, social media can fuel the potential for misinformation, the exacerbation of existing conflicts, the spread of hate speech and concerns about security and privacy within institutions.
This was revealed during a Konrad Adeneur Stiftung (KAS) training with Kween political and technical leaders on their mandated roles and responsibilities as gate keepers of social accountability and gender responsive service delivery within the district.
Kween LCV Geofrey Chelogoi outlined the challenges in Kween which have stalled council sittings. These among others were “unpaid emoluments for council sittings, mismangement or underutilization of the ugx. 1billion road fund, delayed recruitment despite allocated funds, PDM-police related cases between some council members and some members of the district executive committee (DEC)” disrupting service delivery.
On council emoluments, he accused the CAO’s office of taking over 50% of the local revenue noting that even the 20% supposed emolument has never implemented in Kween.
Ms. Albino Awor: Kween Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) refuted the claims saying that the “emoluments will be paid as soon as the money is available”. On jobs she said Kween does not have a fully constituted district service commission as mandated by the law to handle effectively recruitment.
Butebo District Chairperson James Okurut emphasized that “fostering a strong working relationship and open communication within an organization can significantly aid in conflict resolution”. He suggested that a collaborative approach between key stakeholders, such as the CAO, LCV, and RDC, would be more effective in addressing the crisis in Kween rather than resorting to public criticism on social media.
Following the meeting, the LCV and council members reached an agreement to lay and pass the budget during today’s sitting which was still on going by press time.
