The Uganda Police, through the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has conducted a search at the homes of the embattled former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) top officials following the Kiteezi landfill tragedy that left over 35 people dead and property destroyed while others were left homeless.
Preliminary reports indicate that the search was carried out on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at the homes of 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.
The officers in question were escorted in a police drone from Kira police station, where they spent the night in custody to their homes, under heavy deployment.
Nonetheless, netizens have wondered why the police is conducting a search at the officers’ homes and why the search is being carried out.
“Are they searching for stolen rubbish or what because I don’t get the point of searching someone’s house over that,” Keltex Timothy tweeted.
However, police findings from the search have not yet been revealed, and the intentions for the search are not yet clear. More details will follow.
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The three former KCCA bosses were arrested and caged 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, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.
“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.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni sacked Kisaka, together with her deputy and director of public health, on September 24, 2024, following an Inspector General of Government’s (IGG) report on the Kiteezi landfill disaster, which clearly outlined the severe oversight and negligence exhibited by the dismissed officials.
