Kiteezi

The Kiteezi tragedy will remain an eye sore in the diaries of the fired and jailed Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) former executives. Before it happened, the executives treated the landfill as a normal and routine budgetary line that…

How many times has government or local agencies been caught ‘’unawares’’ whenever disasters like landslides, flash floods, earthquakes, open sewer accidents, drainage blockages happen? What time has government ever been prepared for a…

The tragedy at Kiteezi dumpsite has brought to the fore the furtive politics surrounding garbage collection, management and disposal in urban centers, towns and cities. What befell Kiteezi has been a long and winding rigmarole passing the…