By Spy Uganda
Former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, along with her colleagues David Luyimbazi and Dr Daniel Okello, has been formally charged with manslaughter by the Kasangati Chief Magistrates Court. The charges stem from their alleged negligence in managing the Kiteezi landfill, which led to a disaster that claimed the lives of at least 35 people earlier this year.
The prosecution presented 70 counts of manslaughter and 22 counts of causing grievous harm against the trio, who were responsible for overseeing operations at the Kitezi landfill. At about 6.30 pm, Chief Magistrate Beatrice Kainza told Kisaka and her fellows that it was too late for her court to attend to bail applications.
The three former KCCA officials were arrested on Wednesday morning after reporting to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) headquarters in Kampala. The arrests followed an investigation into their role in the Kiteezi Landfill collapse, which claimed dozens of lives in August 2024.
President Museveni had earlier dismissed the officials, citing negligence in their handling of the Kiteezi Landfill. The Inspector General of Government (IGG) report pointed to severe oversight failures, including the officials’ disregard of warnings about the landfill’s capacity and operational risks.
According to the IGG’s findings, Dr. Okello had warned Kisaka in a memo dated July 2, 2024, about the imminent danger at Kiteezi due to waste cliffs and unstable slopes. Despite these warnings, little action was taken to prevent the disaster. Kisaka, however, has denied any wrongdoing, defending her administration’s efforts and claiming that KCCA had addressed the issue adequately.
