Garbage heap along the rooad in Kyebando. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Despite thousands of residents participating in the nationwide cleanup exercise, piles of mixed waste remained along major roads and trading centres, raising concerns about public health and KCCA’s capacity to handle the unusually large volumes of garbage generated during the campaign. On Namungona–Kasubi Road and Hoima Road, several heaps of waste were still lying by the roadside on Sunday.
At Kasubi Market, more than four large piles remained near vendors operating along the road. Similar scenes were observed in Nankulabye, Makerere Kikoni, Kawala, Kagugube, Kamwokya, and Kyebando. Responding to growing public complaints online, Buzeki assured residents that KCCA teams were still working around the clock to clear the accumulated waste.
“Thank you all for the feedback on the places that have not yet been cleared. We are still in the field evacuating waste until the last pack of garbage reaches Buyala Waste Management Site. Continue giving us feedback on areas that have not been cleared for our teams to move there,” she posted o X.
In another update, she appealed for precise locations from residents. “Most areas were cleared throughout the night,” she said. “If your area has not yet been cleared, please share the exact location so our trucks can be dispatched to collect the garbage.
Our teams have been on the ground throughout the night and are still working to evacuate garbage across the city.” The online engagement saw dozens of residents report uncleared garbage from different parts of the city, effectively turning social media into a real-time reporting platform for waste collection. In Makerere Kikoni on Hajji Ssebuliba Road, Julius Byamukama, a boda boda rider, said residents and riders responded to the government’s call and cleaned the area on Saturday, piling the waste beside their stage in anticipation that KCCA trucks would collect it before the end of the day. However, they returned on Sunday to find the garbage still intact.
Byamukama said the unsorted waste had produced a foul smell, forcing riders to temporarily abandon their stage until it is collected. He believes the delayed collection exposed inadequate planning for the nationwide exercise, arguing that the volume of waste generated overwhelmed KCCA’s capacity. In Kamwokya Market, Kyebando and neighbouring areas, garbage hea…
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