Police detectives on Thursday searched the homes of former top executives of the Kampala Capital Authority for evidence that could be crucial to their investigations.

Former executive director Dorothy Kisaka, her deputy David Luyimbazi and director of public health Daniel Okello are under investigation over the collapse of the Kiteezi landfill which left 35 dead, 18 victims rescued and several others died under the rubble.

It is not yet clear what evidence detectives might have recovered from the trio’s home after searches in Kyanja and Nakawa in Kampala city.

Police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said they recovered several items from the suspects’ home, but declined to release details. “What we have retained is the content of the investigations,” he said yesterday.

Mr Rusoke said the suspects would appear in court today where they will be charged.

The trio were first taken to the Naguru Forensic Services Directorate in Nakawa, Kampala, where experts took their fingerprints and signatures.

The massive Kiteezi landfill in Kasangati Municipality, Wakiso District, which absorbs waste from Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso municipalities and municipalities, collapsed on August 10.

Days after the tragedy, President Museveni tasked the Government Inspector General to investigate the incident. A report was shared with him, on which he based his dismissal of KCCA officials.

The trio were arrested and detained Wednesday after recording statements with detectives. Before their arrest, the trio had denied any responsibility.

They stated in their reports that the landfill was unsafe and requested funds to find an alternative landfill, but the central government did not provide the money.

By 2008, the landfill was overflowing, prompting city officials to purchase six additional acres to give the landfill an additional two years of life.

Kiteezi was supposed to be closed in 2010, but this was not the case as the authorities did not have an alternative landfill. A 2013 study on the slope stability and settlement characteristics of the Mpererwe landfill by Makerere University students Bernard Wasswa and Dickness Kakitahi indicated that its slopes were of concern during the rainy season. Last week, KCCA acting executive director Frank Nyakaana Rusa said there were plans to close the landfill.