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KCCA to negotiate with Mukono Municipal on garbage landfill

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) council, has resolved to negotiate with Mukono Municipal Council to continue using the Katikolo landfill. Last month Mukono Municipal Council allowed KCCA to temporarily use the landfill after the Kiteezi landfill tragedy which claimed the lives of more than 30 …

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MPOX: KCCA sets up 2 isolation treatment centers as cases rise to 5

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have revealed increasing surveillance as Uganda’s confirmed cases of Mpox, a viral disease previously known as monkey pox increased to five. Speaking  on Thursday, Dr Daniel Okello the Director Public Health at the Kampala Capital City Authority …

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KITEEZI: NUP says government’s negligence caused tragedy

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform President, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi-Wine says the recent garbage disaster at Kiteezi was a result of negligence on the part of KCCA and the Museveni government. Kyagulanyi says with all the warnings, the disaster that claimed the lives of Ugandans …

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Owners of Kampala city buildings warned against blocking walkways

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) has warned owners of buildings in the City against blocking walkways. Winston Katushabe, Commissioner for Transport Regulation and Road Safety, said many buildings mostly in Kampala and its neighbourhoods have encroached on walkways leaving pedestrians exposed to vehicles. …

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KITEEZI TRAGEDY: 28 still missing

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ray of hope is fading among relatives of at least 28 people who are still missing after the waste slide tragedy at the KCCA landfill in Kiteezi. The devastating tragedy struck on August 10, when the landfill suffered a structural failure in waste mass …

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Researchers call for awareness on waste disposal after Kiteezi collapse

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers have urged the government to invest in ensuring that communities sort municipal waste before transferring it to dumpsites to avert future calamities associated with poor waste disposal. Dr. Moses Mwesigwa a Senior Scientist at the National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLiRRI) who heads the …

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