KAMPALA- The Government of Uganda has resolved to immediately start the management of Garbage at Menvu to address the apparent challenges in Kampala metropolitan areas.
This was resolved during a meeting chaired by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs Rt Hon Rebecca Kadaga at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala today.
The Meeting that was attended by several ministers, mayors, Chief Administrative Officers, Town Clerks and development partners resolved to start managing garbage at Menvu immediately.
This follows the halting of dumping garbage in Katabi Town Council near Entebbe because it has become a menace to the entire country even affecting the operations of Entebbe international airport.
Entebbe Municipality Mayor Rulinda Fabric said that they had offered a temporary solution to the problem for a few days it has been turned into a garbage dumping site which compromises the image of the country.
The Mayor Kira Municipality Mayor, Julius Mutebi Nsubuga said that as local leaders they have been waiting for government to come up with a position on garbage management in the country.
The Kampala Capital City Authority Executive Secretary Planning and Civil Works Ssebuwufu John Mary said that KCCAl is being underfunded by the Central Government yet it’s the face of the country.
The Minister for Works and Transport Gen Edward Katumba Wamala and the Minister for Local Government Hon Raphael Magyezi pledged to work expeditiously to manage the situation.
After a lengthy discussion Rt Hon Kadaga, assured the people that government is in control and the dumping and management will be at Menvu in the meantime as government finalizes with the Kiteezi area.
She said that the government is currently developing a national garbage management plan that will be rolled out to the other cities and towns to avoid the re-occurrence of Kiteezi disaster.
