The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party has called for the immediate resignation of the Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) technical team, including Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, due to the Kiteezi tragedy, stating that it was because of the authority’s negligence.
During the party’s weekly press release that took place on August 12, 2024, at the party headquarters in Rubaga, Kampala, the party spokesperson, Moses Matovu, said that the tragedy that befell Kiteezi was not a natural disaster but rather negligence from the authorities in charge.
“This incident could have been controlled, but because of the negligence of those in charge, more than 100 people are said to be buried under that rubbish. We call upon all those responsible to resign immediately and apologize to the country for their negligence,” he noted.
Matovu added that these atrocities will keep happening because people selected to control them have no experience but were rather selected because of technical know-who.
“People are appointed to head these authorities but have no experience at all, but they were appointed because they know people in the government. We call upon the President to appoint people for such positions with merit and experience in the field of appointment,” he added.
He also suggested that the government should come up with a reliable waste management system to manage the waste disposal around the country.
“The waste problem is not only in Kampala, but it stretches to all cities and major towns around the country. The government should devise a way of making this waste useful. It can be used for other good purposes, like making biogas and electricity, and it can be recycled,” he suggested.
According to the United Nations Environmental Body (UNEP), the increasing volume and complexity of waste associated with the modern economy is posing a serious risk to ecosystems and human health. Every year, an estimated 11.2 billion tons of solid waste is collected worldwide, and decay of the organic proportion of solid waste is contributing about 5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Every year, an estimated 11.2 billion tons of solid waste are collected worldwide.
