By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
KCCA Enforcement officers have apprehended Ronald Katende, a 26-year-old casual worker and resident of Kasule Zone in Makindye Division, Kampala, for allegedly dumping garbage near a drainage system at the Queen’s Way.
Katende was captured on video by a concerned citizen during a downpour on Saturday, 5th April, parking his Tukutuku loaded with sacks of garbage and dumping them into the drainage system.
Katende who had developed a habit of collecting solid waste from the community and dumping it along Queensway in Katwe, Makindye Division, creating a health hazard for residents was arrested on Monday at his usual place of work.
KCCA says it is cracking down on such practices, and advises those who hire individuals like Katende to stop immediately.
To reduce waste, avoid single-use plastics, recycle, and reuse items whenever possible.
He’s currently detained at Kampala Central Police Station and expected to be arraigned in court today, Tuesday, 8th April, 2025.
According to the National Environment Act Cap 181, littering is crime under Section 97(4).
A person who contravenes this commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding five hundred and fifty currency points (11,000,000), imprisonment or both.
Dumping of garbage into drainage systems is common practice among city dwellers.
