Kampala, Uganda | URN | Despite thousands of residents participating in the nationwide cleanup exercise, piles of mixed waste remained along major roads and trading centres, raising concerns about public health and KCCA’s capacity to handle the unusually large volumes of garbage generated during the campaign. On Namungona–Kasubi Road and …
Read More »KCCA to retain weekly Weyonje Campaign alongside National Cleaning Day
Kampala, Uganda | URN | As Uganda launched the National Cleaning Day in Kisenyi on Saturday, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has clarified that the initiative will complement not replace the authority’s weekly Weyonje clean-up campaign conducted every Saturday. KCCA Public Health Director Dr. Sarah Zalwango told journalsts at the …
Read More »Gov’t to issue National Cleaning Day guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has asked Ugandans to bear with the inconveniences of National Cleaning Day in the interest of better health, as it ramps up public sensitization on the exercise. Speaking at the launch of National Cleaning Day in Kiti Zone, Mengo Kisenyi, Kampala, the Minister …
Read More »Govt declares mandatory National Cleaning Day
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has declared the last Saturday of every month as National Cleaning Day. The mandatory three-hour exercise will require all Ugandans to participate, with no vehicles allowed on the roads and all businesses closed during the period. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja announced the National …
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