OLD KAMPALA.The former UMSC Secretary General, Dr. Ramathan Mugalu, paid a courtesy visit to Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje at his official residence at the UMSC headquarters in Old Kampala.
The Mufti and Dr. Mugalu held a closed-door meeting that lasted over three hours. The session was attended by senior Council officials, including former Secretary Generals Hon. Dr. Haji Edris Serugo Kasenene and Eng. Sheikh Siraje Zaid Kavuma, as well as the current Secretary General, Haji Abbas Muluubya Ssekyanzi, and Hajj Abdu-Razaq Arinda, Deputy Secretary in charge of Planning and Development.
It should be remembered that Dr. Mugalu faced administrative challenges toward the end of his tenure, and blamed some on Mubajje who has occupied the office of Mufti since December 2000 amid residence from a section of Muslims who accuse him of running down the institution and illegally selling off UMSC properties across the country .
Dr Mugalu’s exit was widely reported in the media and was used as a weapon against Mubajje by a section of Muslims opposed to the current UMSC administration.
When contacted for a comment after the meeting, Dr. Mugalu said briefly that his visit was intended to “harmonize and manage reconciliation in order to foster continuity of the Council’s activities.”
Haji Muluubya also welcomed the development, noting: “It is good to have Dr. Mugalu back for the sake of Muslim brotherhood and continuity. It should be remembered that he joined the Council when he was a fresh young graduate, and after completing his Master’s and PhD, he rose through the ranks. Being a resourceful person, he can be absorbed in other areas within the Council.”