KCCA Unveils Undercover ‘Ambience Ambassadors’ in Anti-Litter Campaign

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1203 EAT on Monday 27 July 2026

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is set to deploy a team of undercover “ambience ambassadors” to identify and apprehend people who litter in the city as part of efforts to improve sanitation and enforce waste management regulations.

Speaking on Saturday during the launch of the mandatory monthly National Cleaning Day, KCCA Executive Director Hajjat Sharifah Buzeki said the covert ambassadors will monitor public spaces, identify littering offenders and ensure they are held accountable.

Buzeki said the introduction of the National Cleaning Day has also reinvigorated Weyonje, KCCA’s weekly clean-up campaign held every Saturday to promote cleanliness, environmental sustainability and public health across Kampala.

She urged residents, businesses and institutions to actively participate in the clean-up exercises, saying maintaining a clean city requires a collective effort from all stakeholders.

Buzeki said Kampala’s sanitation challenges are worsened by waste flowing into the city from surrounding metropolitan areas, adding that the nationwide monthly clean-up initiative is expected to significantly reduce the volume of garbage entering the capital.

Although the exercise was widely embraced by residents, large heaps of uncollected garbage remained along roads in several parts of Kampala throughout the weekend after the clean-up.

In Kawempe Division, piles of waste were seen lining several roads as residents awaited collection by KCCA.

KCCA spokesperson Daniel Nuwabine acknowledged that the inaugural National Cleaning Day generated an unusually high volume of waste across the city.

He said the exercise had exposed the scale of accumulated garbage in many communities, suggesting that some residents had been living with substantial amounts of waste in their homes and neighbourhoods.

“We have seen an overwhelming response from residents, but it has also revealed the magnitude of the waste management challenge facing the city,” Nuwabine said.

“The large volumes collected show that a considerable amount of garbage had accumulated over time and will require sustained efforts to clear.”

He added that KCCA was working to ensure the waste is collected promptly and urged residents to maintain proper waste disposal practices beyond the monthly clean-up exercises.

Nuwabine said KCCA, in collaboration with private waste collection companies, had stepped up efforts to clear all the garbage generated during the inaugural National Cleaning Day exercise.

Meanwhile, Buzeki welcomed the additional government funding allocated to the authority, saying the resources would significantly strengthen Kampala’s waste management capacity.

She said part of the funding would be used to rehabilitate the Buyala dumpsite, which receives large volumes of waste from Kampala and the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.

Buzeki added that KCCA also plans to procure additional garbage collection trucks to enhance waste collection, transportation and disposal services across the city.

She expressed optimism that the increased investment in sanitation infrastructure and equipment would improve the city’s ability to maintain cleaner public spaces and support ongoing environmental conservation efforts.

-Observer

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