The government created Waste Management Act No. 49 of 2020, a law that encompasses waste management, producer liability, hazardous waste regulations, the treatment and disposal of waste, landfill management, waste incineration, waste transportation across the country's borders, and environmental and public health standards.

The Kiteezi tragedy highlights the need for better waste management practices, regulation of scavenging activities, and emergency preparedness in Uganda.

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, the streets of Kampala were filled with hundreds of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) casual workers who were jubilating in celebration of the dismissal of key KCCA officials.

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.

The Minister of State of Kampala Capital City Metropolitan Affairs, Kyofatogabye Kabuye, has asserted that Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago should resign amid ongoing challenges within the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has recruited a manpower set to move around different villages in Kampala, teaching the best ways in which garbage should be sorted before collection.

The Kiteezi incident was out of government negligence and those responsible should be exposed.

Some Ugandan activists have taken issue on social media, especially on X, demanding that some leaders both political and technical at KCCA and NEMA resign and also be arrested for negligence of duty that led to the loss of lives and leaving some people homeless.