The four-lane toll expressway under the Uganda National Roads Authority links the Entebbe International Airport to Kampala, the country’s capital city.
The Kiteezi tragedy highlights the need for better waste management practices, regulation of scavenging activities, and emergency preparedness in Uganda.
Some of the buildings are not equipped with fire extinguishers that act as first mitigaters in case of a fire outbreak to minimize the speed at which fire catches a building as the fire brigade reaches the scene.
The practice in Karamoja, where some families still demand 100 heads of cattle as the bride price, creates an avenue for the women to be treated like property in marriages.