Urban Africa 2050
Kampala, Uganda

City Overview

Population
2018: Kampala City – 1.7 million; Greater Kampala Metro – 4.7 million
2050: 8-10 Million

Host Instituion
Kampala Evangelical School of Theology – KEST

City Overview
Kampala City covers 1% of the total landmass of Uganda. It is home to 10% of Uganda’s population and 31% of Uganda’s urban population. The average growth rate of Kampala city (2010-2020) is 6.75, making it the second in Eastern Africa. Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) was created 2010 as a governing body of the capital city. The governance has two layers: the political layer is headed by a Lord Mayor. The technical layer is headed by the executive director. The City is divided into five administrative divisions: Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa and Rubaga.

Relevant Documents/ Information/ Resources

  • Government of Uganda. Uganda Vision 2040. Retrieved 4 December 2018, from http://npa.ug/wp- content/themes/npatheme/documents/vision2040.pdf
  • Kampala Capital City Authority. 2012. Kampala Physical Development Plan. https://www.kcca.go.ug/uploads/KPDP%20Draft%20Final%20Report.pdf
  • Kampala Capital City Authority. 2012. Proposed Kampala Physical Development Plan. https://www.kcca.go.ug/uploads/kcca%20proposed%20dev%20plan.pdf
  • Kampala Capital City Authority. 2017. Second Kampala Institutional And Infrastructure Development Project. https://www.kcca.go.ug/media/docs/ESIA%20REPORT%20VOL%20I.pdf
  • Kampala Capital City Authority. Strategic Plan 2014/15-2018/19. https://www.kcca.go.ug/uploads/KCCA_STRATEGI_PLAN_2015-2016.pdf
  • Raynor, Bradley, “Informal Transportation in Uganda: A Case Study of the Boda Boda” (2014). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1923. https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1923
  • Richmond, Amy, Ian Myers and Hafisa Namuli. 2018. Urban Informality and Vulnerability: A Case Study in Kampala, Uganda. Urban Sci. 2018, 2, 22; doi:10.3390/urbansci2010022
  • Uganda Bureau of Statistics. 2017 Statistical Abstract. Retrieved 11 march 2018. http://www.ubos.org/onlinefiles/uploads/ubos/statistical_abstracts/2017_Statistical_Abstract.pdf
  • UN-Habitat. 2007. Situation Analysis Of Informal Settlements in Kampala. United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi. https://unhabitat.org/books/situation-analysis-of-informal-settlements-in-kampala/
  • World Bank Group 2017. The Role Of City Governments In Economic Development Of Greater Kampala. Retrieved 11 April 2018, http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/860311505816462189/pdf/119806-REVISED-PUBLIC-The-wb-Book-2017-Report-web-Individual-Page-Layout.pdf
  • World Bank. 2015. Getting Ugandan Cities to Work: Achieving Efficient, Inclusive and Sustainable Growth. http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/uganda/publication/uganda-economic-update-growth-challenge-can-ugandan-cities-get-to-work
  • World Bank. 2015. Uganda Economic Update: Fifth Edition: The Growth Challenge: Can Ugandan Cities Get to Work? – Fact Sheet. http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/uganda/brief/uganda-economic-update-fifth-edition-the-growth-challenge-can-ugandan-cities-get-to-work-fact-sheet

Curricular Information

  • Plan to develop a Diploma in Urban Ministry in collaboration with churches and organizations that are already involved in urban ministry initiatives

  • Develop short courses that respond to some of the critical urban realities in Kampala

Researcher(s) information

Name: Philip
Surname: Wandawa
Position at the Institution: Principal
Email Address: pwandawa@kest.ac.ug

Name: Emmanuel
Surname: Akatukunda
Position at the Institution: Academic Dean
Email Address: eakatukunda@kest.ac.ug

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