A five storied building in Makerere collapsed Monday killing Kampala city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has four people, injuring many others and others missing.
Part of the rubble of the collapsed building
Kampala city lord mayor, Erias Lukwago blames this on the authority which he heads, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).
He has asked government to investigate and take measures against the activities of the KCCA.
Lukwago said KCCA was to blame for issuing an operational license without cross checking if the building was safe.
But while visiting the wreckage of the building KCCA Executive Director, Jennifer Musisi said that the building owner was warned by KCCA but continued construction at night.
She revealed that the owner currently on run got the building plan in 2008 and started construction but later stopped under unknown circumstances.
He recently resumed works on the building but KCCA stopped him to allow KCCA engineers to ascertain if the building was still firm to resume the construction works.
Musisi further asked the Uganda bureau of standards to crack down on counterfeit construction materials saying that the cause of building collapse could be as a result of counterfeit materials.
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Eyewitnesses say that there were warning signs that the building was collapsing that people asked those inside to evacuate. Some did while others were trapped in trying to save their belongings. Among the dead so far are; Kyobe Rashid, Bukenya Isaac, Kitumba Emmanuel, and one unidentified person.
The rescue operation is still ongoing and is being led by chief fire officer Joseph Mugisha.