By KGR Reporter,
Residents affected by the Kiteezi landfill collapse are upset with the new decision by the Prime Minister’s office to offer them new houses to be constructed in Dundu Mukono for which they will have to pay the costs in installments.
Last week, the Minister of State for Housing, Percis Namuganza, said government would construct over 600 houses for the victims of the Kiteezi landfill disaster now that about 84 billion shillings was to be allocated for the construction of three-bedroom houses by Bulwadda Estates Ltd on KCCA land in Ddundu Mukono district.
However, the beneficiaries will be required to repay the cost through deductions from their valued Kiteezi land, a decision that has left many of the victims unhappy, as they feel they were not consulted on whether they prefer houses or compensation. Kitezi locals speaking…….
A devastating tragedy occurred in August last year when a garbage dump collapsed, resulting in catastrophic consequences, including claiming 35 lives and destroyed valuable property. END