Tag Archives: KCCA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Garbage trucks, operated by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), have been stranded at division headquarters for five days after being turned away from the dumping sites in Mukono and Nansana. Despite the government’s announcement in August that Katikolo in Mukono District and Menvu Busukuma in …

Why the arrest and detention of the leaders of our city is a cynical political gimmick THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The arrest and detention of the top executives of KCCA for the disaster that happened at Kitezi landfill is sad. I know for a fact that President Yoweri Museveni …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), the Ministry of Health, and Wondfo Biotech Company have partnered to promote HIV self-testing among men in Kampala, targeting Boda Boda riders. Jackson Kadumye, the Senior Communications Officer from the Ministry of Health, told journalists in Kisenyi on Friday …

The sight of their big-size job-seeking envelopes shouldn’t be a laughing matter in the corridors of City Hall  COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | The process of hiring replacements for the dismissed KCCA officials appears to be on and lists purporting to be of aspirants who have applied to fill the vacancies …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority has revealed an increase in the cases of Mpox disease in the city with the Kawempe division recording the highest numbers of 56 cases. Overall, the most affected job category are the sex workers and boda boda riders. Richard Walyomu, …

It’s the KCCA structure, stupid! Why management can’t change city without change in ‘political authority’ COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Former Vision Group CEO Robert Kabushenga has led the pack of corporate gurus gunning for the position of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) executive director. Other known applicants are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Landlords whose houses were destroyed by the Kiteezi landfill want compensation expedited. Two weeks ago, State Minister for Disaster Preparedness, Relief, and Refugees Lilian Aber, assured the landlords whose properties were damaged, as well as those in the buffer zone that the government will compensate …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) undertakes the redesign of numerous roads, converting some roundabouts into T-junctions, Esther Bayiga, a Research Associate at the Trauma, Injuries and Disability (TRIAD) Unit of Makerere University, cautions that such junctions are high-risk locations for pedestrian safety. Bayiga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To address the unrelenting sanitation needs at the Portbell Landing site in Luzira Uganda Breweries Limited has embarked on a cleaning exercise together with other partners; Rotaract Club of Luzira, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and others to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Traffic Police are optimistic that the new traffic signals replacing city roundabouts under construction will significantly reduce heavy traffic congestion in the city center. Daniel Nuwabine, KCCA Spokesperson, told Uganda Radio Network that the ongoing infrastructure upgrade, …