In a major shake-up, President Museveni has wielded the axe on top KCCA officials following an explosive IGG report about the disaster at Kitezi Landfill.
Heads are rolling, and first to go are Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, her deputy David Luyimbazi, and Dr. Daniel Okello, the public health boss.
In a report issued by the office of the Presidential Press Unit investigations as directed by president revealed in the IGG’s damning report that these three engaged in blatant criminal negligence, and Museveni using his powers under Article 172, sent them packing.
It reads in part: “The IGG report clearly outlined the severe oversight and negligence exhibited by these officials.”
The president further directed the Criminal Investigations Department to dig deeper into the scandal.
He has also directed the Minister for Kampala Minsa Kabanda to guide with the appointment of interim leadership as they prepare for legal procedure to have new staff.
This situation has been a subject of debate among stakeholders, members of the public and political leaders since the tragic occurrence on August 10, 2024.
Last week, while addressing a presser on Wednesday, the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago expressed frustration with the slow response from the IG’s office.
He stated: “We have persistently made an impassioned call for your office to honor this commitment, but to no avail.”
He further revealed that the tragedy had triggered a probe by the IG, and that evidence implicating members of KCCA’s technical team was handed over:
“Cogent evidence implicating some members of the technical team was furnished to you, specifically with regards to misappropriation and squandering of Uganda’s 4.1 billion annual allocation towards the maintenance of today’s dump site.” he said
The Lord Mayor also called upon Parliament to expedite its investigations into the KCCA’s handling of the waste management crisis.
“By copy of this letter, parliament is hereby requested to fast track the investigations being conducted by the committee of statutory authorities and state enterprises and make a final pronouncement over the matter as soon as practicable.”he stated
Adding that: “Our call to the office of the IG… number one, expedite the process of releasing the long-awaited report regarding the waste slide tragedy. Once the report is given to us, we shall act as a conveyor belt, just as a conveyor belt… And then we see anybody raising ‘Katemba,’ we deal with them.”
