Littering laws to be enforced - Kabakumba

Masiko said that on several occasions the public has blamed KCCA and government for the mess in the city yet it is everybody’s responsibility to keep their surroundings clean.

       
“As a ministry, if a law is amended to have a clean city we shall move along with KCCA. There are laws in place and we shall implement them."

"We need to transform Kampala into a modern city, which we can be proud of and this must start with us,” Kabakumba said.

       
Kabakumba made the remarks at the launch of the ‘Kampala City Yange’ campaign at the KCCA grounds on Friday. She said that Ugandans should move away from the habit of admiring other cities and appreciate Kampala by being part of the campaign to make it clean.

 

 

The launch was done at 11am as a symbol of the 11/11/2011 historical date.

       
“Today we have launched the campaign in the city  and we plan to move to other divisions to clear the drainage systems and garbage collection points,” she explained.

       
The executive director of KCCA, Jennifer Musisi warned all artistes, preachers, entertainers and musicians who place posters in the city that they are committing an offence, adding that KCCA enforcement officers will not hesitate to arrest anybody putting up posters within the city.

       
“We shall get the people putting up your posters and thereafter trace you as well. In fact, we have arrested some people and sent them to prison. There are laws in place prohibiting littering in the city and we are just enforcing these laws,” Musisi said.

       
She said that anybody who wants to advertise in the city needs to put up banners with consent from KCCA.

       
Musisi told owners of buildings to paint them regularly and urged the public to develop a culture of keeping their operational areas clean so as to maintain the city's cleanliness.

       
She called on the public to report car owners who litter the city during traffic.

 

 

Army spokesman Lt. Col. Felix Kulayige said that this is an initiative that should go on.

“We have all loved to have a clean city and this is our best opportunity .Kampala is for everybody and not for the Lord Mayor or its executive director,” Kulayige said.

The 'Kampala City Nyange' drive is a private initiative that was started to promote a sense of ownership of the city by the city community.