By Mutuunzi Saul
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Sharifa Buzeki has led a Weyonje clean-up campaign in Nakawa Division, Kampala, as part of efforts to promote proper waste management and a clean environment across the city.
The exercise brought together KCCA officials, local leaders and members of the public, who participated in a number of activities, including cleaning blocked drainage channels and sensitising residents on proper garbage sorting and disposal.
Residents and local leaders welcomed the initiative, saying the campaign would contribute to improving sanitation and creating a cleaner and healthier environment in their communities.
Speaking to journalists during the exercise, Buzeki said the campaign is being conducted across Kampala’s five divisions as part of KCCA’s efforts to encourage residents to take greater responsibility for maintaining a clean environment.
“I want to appreciate everyone who has joined my team today to clean this place. This initiative is aimed at promoting a clean environment and reminding our people that it is very important for everyone to be clean,” Buzeki said.
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She noted that poor sanitation can contribute to preventable illnesses, forcing families to spend significant amounts of money on treatment, particularly at a time when many households have limited incomes.
Buzeki said KCCA will continue with the Weyonje campaign because of the positive results it has already generated in different parts of the city.
On concerns about the lack of adequate public toilets in parts of Nakawa, Buzeki said KCCA would work with local leaders to explore possible solutions.
She stressed that every division should have clean and accessible public toilets to serve residents who cannot afford private facilities.
“I want to assure you that Kampala Capital City Authority will continue to make sure that the environment is clean. About the issue of constructing a public toilet in this place, we shall see what to do, because every division must have a clean public toilet to enable our residents who can’t afford private toilets to use those ones,” she said.
The area LC I Chairman, Robert Kayanja, thanked KCCA for extending the campaign to their community and pledged that local residents would continue maintaining the cleanliness achieved through the exercise.
Kayanja urged residents to take sanitation seriously, noting that many diseases can be prevented through proper hygiene and a clean environment.
“We are thankful that KCCA has come to our division. We have been seeing this campaign happening in various divisions, but we are so happy and delighted that today we are the ones hosting the campaign,” Kayanja said.
He encouraged residents to remain vigilant about cleanliness, warning that the cost of treating diseases can be high for ordinary families.
The Weyonje campaign is part of broader efforts to improve sanitation, waste management and environmental cleanliness in Kampala through community participation and public awareness.
