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Uganda National Cleaning Day program

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2026-08-04 14:15 UTC → 2026-08-31 05:35 UTC · added removed

In late July 2026 2026, Uganda introduced a monthly National Cleaning Day, urging households to sweep streets and public spaces on the last Saturday of each month. The launch highlighted community participation, with Mbarara University of Science and Technology leading a campus‑wide cleanup and the government announcing a parallel One Million Avocado Uganda reforestation project. A week later, after the inaugural cleanup, residents in several Kampala suburbs suburbs, including Bwaise, Munaku, Nabulagala, Kawempe, and Kibuli, reported large piles of uncollected waste, foul odours, flies, maggots and rodents, and some resorted to burning trash, raising health and air‑pollution concerns. While waste. Despite claims from the Kampala Capital City Authority claimed that most waste had been cleared, surveys by the Uganda Radio Network indicated significant backlogs that disrupted local businesses. The of garbage, foul odours, flies, maggots, and rodents. This led to concerns regarding disease outbreaks and air pollution from residents burning trash. During this period, Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Development Judith Nabakooba, used the occasion to roll Nabakooba rolled out the initiative in Mityana District, reaffirming the plan to hold monthly clean‑ups and stressing emphasizing the expected public‑health public health benefits. The two snapshots together trace By the program’s rollout second National Cleaning Day in late August, the program involved nationwide participation from its initial community‑engagement focus security forces, including the UPDF, Uganda Prisons Service, and Uganda Police Force, who cleaned facilities such as the Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. However, the initiative faced scrutiny following reports of officers allegedly assaulting pedestrians and forcing citizens to early operational challenges sweep. In response, Police Spokesperson Rusoke Kituuma clarified that while movement is restricted between 7:00 am and continued expansion 10:00 am to additional districts. facilitate cleaning, officers are not mandated to force participation. Authorities also expanded exemptions to allow medical personnel, emergency vehicles, and individuals with medical documentation to move during restricted hours.

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  1. 2026-08-31 05:35 UTC Uganda National Cleaning Day program
  2. 2026-08-04 14:15 UTC Uganda National Cleaning Day program

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