Tag: Kiteezi landfill

Ex-Umeme Boss Tips new Management on zero-tolerance to corruption

As Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) officially takes over electricity distribution from Umeme, outgoing board chairman Patrick Bitature has tasked the new management board to prioritize a zero-tolerance policy on corruption in ensuring the new...

Four people killed during Eid al-Fitr Celebrations —Police

National News

Police in Kampala have reported a number of fatal incidents that claimed the lives of four people during Eid celebrations. The Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) spokesperson, SSP Patrick Onyango, attributed these occurrences to a range of causes,...

BREAKING NEWS

Museveni Appoints Hajjat Sharifah Buzeki as New KCCA Executive...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Hajjat Sharifah Buzeki as the new Kampala City Council Authority, KCCA Executive Director. Her...

Environment

UPC Calls for Enhancement of Environmental Protection

According to reports, the geographical area affected so far covers close to 75 acres of land with homesteads and farmlands (downhill) in Bulambuli to Sironko districts.

Ex-KCCA Bosses Remanded over Manslaughter

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.

Environment

UPC Advocates for Local Contractor to Develop Kiteezi

The Kiteezi landfill incident that claimed over 35 lives and displaced a number of families was decommissioned, and the government has warned residents around the area to vacate because there is a possibility of another collapse, which could be soon or in the near future.

National News

Govt Hands Over Kiteezi Landfill to a Ghanaian Investor...

In a bid to solve the country's garbage problem, the government has handed over the Kiteezi landfill to a Ghanaian investor, whose plan is to convert the garbage into recyclable materials and fertilizers.

National News

KCCA WORKERS CELEBRATE THE DISMISSAL OF TOP DIRECTORS

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.

National News

KCCA to Conduct Public Awareness Campaigns on Garbage Sorting

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.

Featured

Kiteezi Landfill Volunteers Deserve Special Credit as Uganda Celebrates...

Celebrating the kindness of humanitarian workers is not enough; in Uganda and beyond, they should be protected, respected, and funded adequately when in the course of their work.

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