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Former Kawempe South MP Hon Mubarak Munyagwa has advised the government on what to do with the garbage after the Kitezi Landfill collapsed. This follows the unfortunate incident in Kitezi-Lusanja where the garbage eroded.
It should be noted that the Kitezi landfill over the weekend collapsed and left many lives and properties destroyed. So far over 2o people have been confirmed dead.
100 and more are critically admitted in different hospitals while over 2000 families have been displaced. The landfill which has been a dumping site for over 1,500 tons of rubbish a day collapsed after heavy rains.
This had been due to be closed about 2 years ago but KCCA was still looking for another probable site on where to dump the rubbish.
According to Munyagwa, even if the dumping site is shifted to Mukono as was initially planned, the population of Kampala will fill it in a year.
Therefore, the same problem will arise. He advised that investors should be brought in such that the rubbish can be turned into energy.
Read his statement below;
“Even if you shift the landfill to Mukono, the population in Kampala will fill it up within a year. You’ll face the same problem. Get investors to burn that waste and generate gas and briquettes. In Kenya and Tanzania, open landfills were closed, and gasifiers were built—machines that burn waste to produce gas. The gas produced is what most of us use for cooking, and these gasifiers also generate electricity.”
Meanwhile, President Museveni ordered for each family that lost a loved one to be given Shs 5m. Those who were displaced are to be given Shs 1m according to the President.
Furthermore, he ordered that all those officials who slept on their jobs prior to this incident should be investigated and punished.
Check Also;
- Ugandans Don’t Understand That Much; Mubarak Munyagwa On Museveni’s 40-year Reign
- Kiteezi Landfill Needs Better Management; MPs
- Floods In Kampala: KCCA Reveals Dangerous Hotspots
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