By Sadique Bamwita
Residents of Kawempe Division are in jubilations and having endless smiles after Kampala Capital City Authority Executive Director- Hajat Sharifah Buzeki declared their division as the overall winners of the highly contested 2025 Weyonje Sanitation Challenge.
Kawempe Division saw off four other divisions after a panel of Judges ruled that the division stood out in terms of cleanliness, followed by Lubaga Division, Nakawa Division (3rd), Kampala Central Division while Makindye division tailed in the race.
Hajat Sharifah Buzeki congratulated winners of Kawempe Division for their efforts in ensuring they promote sanitation programs .
She commended winners of different categories for embracing Weyonje Sanitation Challenge which has resulted into improved sanitation in Kampala City.
Hajat Sharifah Buzeki who presided over the Weyonje Sanitation Challenge Grand finale at Kitante primary school, revealed that many roads have been constructed in the city adding that there is need to recruit more workers to relieve the available workforce on heavy workload.
City dwellers in different divisions reported to Hajat Sharifah Buzeki that for the last three months they have not received their SACCO funds despite the authority releasing the funds to their respective Saving SACCOS.
In response, Hajat Sharifah Buzeki tasked SACCO leaders and division Town Clerks to explain to the disgruntled SACCO members why they have not yet received their SACCO money for the last three months.
They, however assured Hajat Sharifah Buzeki that the funds will soon reach the SACCO members.
Hajat Sharifah Buzeki pledged to make a follow up to ensure all SACCO members recieve their funds for the last three months.
In similar news, Hajat Sharifah Buzeki and her team awarded different categories of awards to different divisions .
For instance Kawempe division once again won both the Feacal sludge management and Health inspection award, Kampala Central Division won Green spaces award, Lubaga Division won solid waste management award , Nakawa Division won Innovation in Wash award while Makindye Division won the Best Video award accompanied with a dummy cheque of Shs.500,000.
The Senior Presidential Advisor on political affairs and mobilization, Moses Byaruhanga pledged to inject more money in each saving SACCO.
He also reminded voters in Kampala City to vote president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni come January 15,2026.
