Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katabi Town Council has temporarily allowed garbage from Kampala City to be disposed of at the Nkumba Bukolwa dumpsite. On Monday, the town council authorities led by Mayor Roland Kalema blocked trucks from dumping garbage at the dumpsite in Katabi, citing a lack of enough …
Read More »KITEEZI TRAGEDY: KCCA to find new place after Katabi, Dundu reject garbage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As of this Tuesday afternoon, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is yet to find a new place where to dispose city garbage after Dundu and Katabi rejected the temporary request following the Kiteezi landfill collapse which killed people on Saturday morning. KCCA owns some land …
Read More »KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Top KCC official arrested
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Deputy IGG Ann Twino Muhairwe has ordered the arrest of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Head of Public and Corporate Affairs, Daniel NuweAbiine, for obstructing investigations into the garbage slide at Kiteezi. NuweAbiine reportedly instructed KCCA officers who recorded statements not to sign. The arrests …
Read More »KITEEZI TRAGEDY: Insufficient funding limited garbage relocation, KCCA confesses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eng. David Luyimbazi, Deputy Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), has revealed that although KCCA was aware that the Kiteezi landfill had reached its maximum capacity, they were unable to relocate due to insufficient funding. KCCA’s Public Health Directorate 2023 site visit report recommended that …
Read More »Scores feared dead, property destroyed in Kiteezi landfill collapse
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scores of people are feares dead after garbage from a section of the Kampala Capital City Authority Landfill in Kiteezi buried houses, people and livestock this morning. City authorities say that the landfill collapsed after a structural failure in waste mass. While several bodies have …
Read More »UBL, KCCA commission sanitation facility
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries in partnership with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has commissioned a Shs130m new sanitation block in Bukoto market, one of the suburbs of Kampala which currently has a population of about 500 people. This newly commissioned block is intended for use by …
Read More »NAMBOOLE: Grand re-opening, wins for BUL and KCCA
BUL surges to summit of UPL table with victory over Vipers Uganda Premier League Wednesday Results BUL 1-0 Vipers KCCA 2-0 SC Villa Jerome Kirya made history by being the first player to score at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole since it underwent renovations three years ago. His crucial goal …
Read More »Low income earners to benefit from newly renewable energy project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development together with Kampala Capital City Authority and private investors in renewable energy have launched a new project to access low-cost cleaner energy to low-income earners in Kampala. The program implemented by Wana Energy Solutions (WES) aims to distribute …
Read More »ATC boosts KCCA’s smart city agenda with 87 innovative streetlights
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), deployed the city’s first-ever smart pole street lights totaling 87. The lights which are anchored on telecom infrastructure have been placed around various places in the city. Thirty-three of them are deployed along Kololo Hill Drive, thirty along Nile Avenue, …
Read More »Street vendors sue KCCA law enforcement officers for brutal arrests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two street vendors have sued Kampala Capital City Authority -KCCA and two law enforcement officers for inhuman arrest during operations. The vendors Esther Apio and Hamida Nakayaga who sell fruits, drinks, and vegetables on Tuesday filed their case against Isaac Kato, Henry Mutebi, and KCCA. …
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