National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as 'Bobi Wine' has condemned the police raid at the party's headquarters situated in Kavule, Kamokya.
Kyagulanyi labelled this action as 'a continued violation of the party’s rights.'
“Our...
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According to the prosecution and bail conditions, the trio were barred from flying out of the country before the case is closed, cautioned against interfering with the ongoing investigations and witnesses, among others. The court, therefore, warned that any violation of the said conditions could result in revoking their bail.
Kisaka assumed office on July 23, 2020, after being recommended by President Museveni and approved by the Public Service Commission following Jennifer Musisi’s resignation.
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.
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.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni fired Kisaka, together with other top KCCA officials on September 24, 2024, following an Inspector General of Government’s (IGG) report on the Kiteezi landfill disaster.
The Kiteezi tragedy highlights the need for better waste management practices, regulation of scavenging activities, and emergency preparedness in Uganda.
A section of opposition legislators has expressed their dissatisfaction with the sacking of only three top officials at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), wondering why the two Ministers of Kampala, Minsa Kabanda and Kabuye Kyofatogabye, weren't also dismissed.
On August 10, 2024, over 22 lives were lost, families displaced, and property distroyed as a result of the Kiteezi landfill disaster from the garbage collection site that covered several homes, which the public attributed to the incompetence and laxity by the KCCA management.