Tag: Kiteezi landfill collapse

Financial Constraints Threaten AU Mission Operations in Somalia

The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has raised an alarm over severe financial challenges undermining the operations of the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Speaking at the African Union Support...

New District Creations in Tororo: Service Delivery or Power Play?

Opinion

In February 2025, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni approved the creation of three new districts from the existing Tororo district in Eastern Uganda. This decision has sparked significant debate, with critics arguing that it was driven more...

BREAKING: Kisaka, Two Other KCCA Top Officials Detained over...

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.

Environment

Lukwago Warns Kiteezi Residents of Pending Second Landfill Collapse

The landfill has been decommissioned, and people staying around Kiteezi have been warned that the incident could happen anytime, though some still remain hesitant and have refused to leave the place.

National News

Opposition Legislators Call for the Dismissal of Kampala Ministers

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.

Politics

KCCA Blame Games: Councillors Accuse CEC of Failure to...

As the scuffle between the two parties intensifies, the issue of waste management remains unresolved, and the Kiteezi victims are still in limbo, as some are still living in the temporary settlement (tents) and not resettled in permanentsettlements.