The district chairperson, Mr Titus Kisambira, in an interview at the weekend, said the municipal council is misinterpreting the Local Government Act on new cities.
"The Local Government Act Chapter 234 clearly states that a city should be equivalent to a district.
The issue of the interim leadership, if it is to take shape today, the district takes the lead because it is the sub-county councillors who make the city council," Mr Kisambira added.
Mr Meddy Mbetyo, the councillor for Jinja Central Division, said Section 4 of the Local Government Act states that a city will be equivalent to a district and a city council shall exercise all the functions and powers conferred upon a district council within its area of jurisdiction.
However, during the passing of the Shs36b district budget for the Financial Year 2020/2021 last week, the Jinja Municipality speaker, Mr Morrison Moses Bizitu, said Section 180 of the Local Government Act states that in case there is no existing leadership, the district can oversee the operations.
