Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) has warned owners of buildings in the City against blocking walkways. Winston Katushabe, Commissioner for Transport Regulation and Road Safety, said many buildings mostly in Kampala and its neighbourhoods have encroached on walkways leaving pedestrians exposed to vehicles. …
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Why the disaster at the KCCA landfill for city garbage is a sign of worse disasters to follow THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The collapse of the garbage-filling dump at Kiteezi is symptomatic of the wider governance crisis that has engulfed our country. Uganda is in disarray, without a central …
Read More »KITEEZI TRAGEDY: 28 still missing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ray of hope is fading among relatives of at least 28 people who are still missing after the waste slide tragedy at the KCCA landfill in Kiteezi. The devastating tragedy struck on August 10, when the landfill suffered a structural failure in waste mass …
Read More »Let’s not waste Kiteezi garbage tragedy
Lessons from Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT TEAM | Until 2017, the Koshe Landfill on the edge of the Ethiopian capital,Addis Ababa, was just like the Kiteezi Garbage dumpsite on the northern edge of Kampala City. On a typical day, several trucks carrying waste from the city would …
Read More »First electric commuter taxi launched, runs between 250 and 300 km on 1 full charge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first all-electric commuter taxi in Uganda has been launched, following a partnership between Freedom EV Electrical SMC Ltd and Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. The vehicle, manufactured by Dongfeng Automobile Company (DFAC) in China, runs for between 250 and 300 kilometres on one full charge …
Read More »Researchers call for awareness on waste disposal after Kiteezi collapse
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers have urged the government to invest in ensuring that communities sort municipal waste before transferring it to dumpsites to avert future calamities associated with poor waste disposal. Dr. Moses Mwesigwa a Senior Scientist at the National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLiRRI) who heads the …
Read More »KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Methane explosion might have started garbage landslide
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An explosion of dangerous methane gas could have triggered the Kiteezi landfill disaster. Some of the survivors of the incident reportedly heard some explosions from the direction of the buried houses before the collapse of the landfills. On Tuesday, Kyadondo East MP, Haroon Muwada Nkunyingi …
Read More »Katabi agrees to receive KCCA garbage for only 1 month
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katabi Town Council has temporarily allowed garbage from Kampala City to be disposed of at the Nkumba Bukolwa dumpsite. On Monday, the town council authorities led by Mayor Roland Kalema blocked trucks from dumping garbage at the dumpsite in Katabi, citing a lack of enough …
Read More »KITEEZI TRAGEDY: KCCA to find new place after Katabi, Dundu reject garbage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As of this Tuesday afternoon, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is yet to find a new place where to dispose city garbage after Dundu and Katabi rejected the temporary request following the Kiteezi landfill collapse which killed people on Saturday morning. KCCA owns some land …
Read More »KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Top KCC official arrested
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Deputy IGG Ann Twino Muhairwe has ordered the arrest of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Head of Public and Corporate Affairs, Daniel NuweAbiine, for obstructing investigations into the garbage slide at Kiteezi. NuweAbiine reportedly instructed KCCA officers who recorded statements not to sign. The arrests …
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