Sharifah Buzeki, the executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), has defended the Buyala landfill project before Parliament's Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE). Buzeki said the President has been aware of the project from its beginning and remains informed as it develops. The statement comes after questions from lawmakers about a reported presidential directive to stop conventional dumping and move towards modern waste management technologies instead.
KCCA is preparing to transition from traditional landfill dumping to waste processing and recovery technologies, Buzeki told the committee. The authority is in advanced stages of finalising a competitive dialogue with companies interested in converting waste into energy and other useful products, she added. Parliament has provided funding through the Ministry of Finance to support the first phase of this transition towards an integrated waste management facility.
Lawmakers raised concerns about the economic implications of relocating or discontinuing operations at Buyala, given the public resources already committed to the project. The committee sought to clarify whether the President had been fully briefed and how a presidential directive might affect the facility and its infrastructure. Buzeki said KCCA would not return to conventional dumping regardless of whether proposed waste processing technologies are eventually established at Buyala or elsewhere.
Buzeki stated that KCCA has established procedures for handling presidential directives and will follow appropriate administrative processes as it implements the guidance. The inquiry reflects Parliament's aim to establish the facts surrounding the reported directive, the extent of government awareness of the Buyala project and the implications for public resources already invested in the facility.