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FDC lauds Govt for clean-up initiative
“As a party, we support the goal behind the National Cleaning Day. We would like to thank the Ugandans who turned up in large numbers to clear the drainage channels, sweep streets and collect waste. We saw the streets in our cities and villages clean,” said Centenary.
Robert Franco Centenary, the FDC Deputy President for Western Region, addressing a press conference at FDC Headquarters, Najjanankumbi, on Monday, August 3, 2026. (Photo by Isaac Nuwagaba)
By: Derrick Muduku, Journalist @New Vision
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The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has commended the Government for its efforts in improving hygiene countrywide, labelling the cleaning up exercise as a ‘civic effort that deserves recognition’.
The remarks were made during a media presser today (August 3), at the party’s headquarters in Najjanankumbi, Kampala.
While addressing journalists, Robert Franco Centenary, the FDC Deputy President for Western Region, said the Government’s intervention to clean up the country was long overdue.
“As a party, we support the goal behind the National Cleaning Day. We would like to thank the Ugandans who turned up in large numbers to clear the drainage channels, sweep streets and collect waste. We saw the streets in our cities and villages clean,” he said.
Room for improvement
With the upcoming clean-up drive predicted to come at a time when there is expected to be an increase in rainfall, Centenary urged the Government to fast-track the issue of garbage collection, saying it can cause health challenges to people.
“That uncollected garbage left in the communities is actually going to wash back into the drainage channels. We know the disaster that will emerge out of that. The water sources are going to be polluted. That is how cholera and typhoid outbreaks start,” he noted.
Room for improvement
With the upcoming clean-up drive predicted to come at a time when there is expected to be an increase in rainfall, Centenary urged the Government to fast-track the issue of garbage collection, saying it can cause health challenges to people.
“That uncollected garbage left in the communities is actually going to wash back into the drainage channels. We know the disaster that will emerge out of that. The water sources are going to be polluted. That is how cholera and typhoid outbreaks start,” he noted.
He also called on the Government to consider allowing the Seventh Day Adventist Christians to carry out their cleaning on Friday or Sunday so that they can be allowed to pray on Saturday, which is their sabbath day.
About cleaning day
Uganda observes the National Cleaning Day on every last Saturday of the month from 7:00am to 10:00am. During the exercise, all citizens are required to participate.
The nationwide exercise was officially launched on July 25, 2026, by the Government to improve public health and waste management.
About cleaning day
Uganda observes the National Cleaning Day on every last Saturday of the month from 7:00am to 10:00am. During the exercise, all citizens are required to participate.
The nationwide exercise was officially launched on July 25, 2026, by the Government to improve public health and waste management.