The outgoing Hoima West City division commissioner, Hassan Kasibante has handed over office to the new Resident Division commissioner Hajjat Sarah Nanyanzi.

Kasibante was transferred to Mpigi district in a mini-reshuffle by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, while Nanyanzi was transferred to Hoima West city division from Kalangala district.

The handover that took place at the RCC’s office in Hoima town on Wednesday

Hajjat Sarah Nanyanzi becomes the third commissioner of the Hoima West City division in two years since it was created in the 2020/2021 financial year with Micheal Muhoozi being the first RCC before he was transferred to Makindye Sabagabo.

Prior to the handover, Kasibante first introduced Nanyanzi before councillors and technical staff of the Hoima West City division.

In his handover speech, Kasibante commended the people of Hoima for giving him an enabling environment to work and to serve them for one year and four months.

Kasibante also revealed that he had introduced a will-writing programme to curb escalating family land disputes therefore he asked his successor to carefully handle matters related to land because they are so sensitive.

Robert Ruhiirwa, the Hoima West division mayor and other councillors commended Kasibante for his great contributions to serving the people of Hoima West city division and welcomed the new commissioner Hajjat Nanyanzi.

Meanwhile, some councillors are concerned and troubled by the regular transfers in the division saying this has a very huge negative effect on the development of the division.

On her part, Hajjat Nanyanzi commended Kasibante for promoting the agenda of the National Resistance Movement-NRM government, promising that she will begin from where his predecessor stopped.