Uganda Police says so far 21 dead bodies have been retrieved from collapsed landfill in Kiteezi, Kampala as rescue operations continue to recover more bodies that might have been buried under the garbage.  On Saturday, 10th July, collapse a massive hill of garbage collapsed and buried over 12 homes resulting to death of 21 people. Kiteezi has been an area where garbage from Kampala Metropolitan Area was always dumped since 1996.

Uganda Police Spokesperson, Rusoke Kituma today told media at Police headquarters Naguru Kampala that so far, 21 dead bodies have been recovered from this debris. Among the deceased people are Sam Kajubi, Meddy Mubiru, Shamon Muhammed, Halima Nakalume Mulikedete Phiona, Mukadete (3 months old), Kasule James, Mukose Emmanuel, Brenda Kawuki, Sharon (housemaid to Brenda), Jessa Nantege, Whitney Nabulya (3 years old), Lwere Ronald (20 years) among others. Their bodies were taken to Mulago City Mortuary for post-morterm.

The operations are being carried out by Uganda Police, the Ministry of Works, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), and the Red Cross and today, they said rainfall has disrupted the process of rescuing. President Yoweri Museveni via his X (formely Twitter) directed the State House Comptroller to provide financial assistance to the families of the deceased, ordering that shs5m be given to the families of the deceased & shs 1m be given to the survivors as compensation