Uganda
Investors jockey for contract to build waste-to-power plant in Kampala

Volunteers search for the bodies of residents killed by a landslide in the Kiteezi garbage dumping site, outside Kampala, 10 August 2024.
Volunteers search for the bodies of residents killed by a landslide in the Kiteezi garbage dumping site, outside Kampala, 10 August 2024. © Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters
Several firms are competing to build a waste-fuelled power plant, but local political divisions are complicating the process. Meanwhile, the accumulation of rubbish is causing disasters, such as the one at the Kiteezi landfill site on 10 August. [...]
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