The KCCA Deputy ED David Luyimbazi disclosed that KCCA has been intending to close Kiteezi landfill since 2016, but financial constraints have paralyzed efforts, allowing the hazardous situation to persist. They now hope s foreign friend can give ugx6b ($1.5m)
Muwonge Frank, a resident involved in the rescue efforts, expressed concern that they had been communicating with trapped victims, but have now lost contact, indicating a possibility that the victims may have succumbed to oxygen deprivation.