The former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) top officials have arrived at Kasangati Magistrate’s Court to answer charges related to negligence in handling the Kiteezi landfill.
The officers in question have been identified as the former KCCA Executive Director, Dorothy Kisaka; the deputy Executive Director, Engineer David Luyimbazi; and the former Director of Public Health and Environment, Dr. Daniel Okello.
Preliminary information indicates that the trio arrived at the magistrate’s court in Kasangati on Friday, October 18, 2024, at around noon under tight security and are waiting for the hearing by the prosecutor. The Prime Minister (Katukiiro gha’Busoga) of Busoga Kingdom, Dr. Joseph Muvawala, is among those that arrived at the court because some of his people were victims of the disaster.
Some netizens have regarded this as time wasting saying that at the end of the day, bail will be granted and they walk freely.
“All they have to do is follow the script…in a few days, they will be out…we have watched these movies before…@GovUganda may u crumble!” Eve Namwanje tweeted.
“This is crap! From Kibuli to Nateete and now Kasangati. Next will be bail and ultimately, free,” Elson Matovu tweeted.
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The former KCCA bosses who were detained on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, following summons to appear at the CID headquarters in Kibuli, Kampala, for questioning in relation to the August 10, 2024, Kiteezi landfill disaster, as confirmed by the Uganda police spokesperson, ACP Kituuma Rusoke on Police social media handle, X, were on Thursday, October 17, 2024, escorted in a police drone from Kira police station, where they spent the night in custody to their homes, under heavy deployment.
“As we communicated on Monday, October 14, 2024, that we had summoned former KCCA Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, former Deputy Executive Director David Luyimbazi, and former Director of Public Health and Environment, Dr. Daniel Okello. The above have appeared at the @CID1_UG headquarters today, October 16, 2024, and engaged with our team,” he noted.
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The Uganda Police, through the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), conducted a search at the homes of the trio following the Kiteezi landfill tragedy where over 35 people perished, property destroyed, and other people left homeless.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni dismissed Kisaka, her deputy and the director of public health, on September 24, 2024, following an Inspector General of Government’s (IGG) report on the landfill disaster, which clearly outlined the severe oversight and negligence exhibited by the dismissed officials.
