CAPITAL CITY AUTHORITY (KCCA) GOVERNMENT STEADY PROGRESS THROUGH KCCA

H.E Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Hon. Betty Amongi Ongom Hon. Benny Namugwanya Bugembe His Worship Ssalongo Mrs. Dorothy Kisaka Minister for Kampala Capital City and President of the Republic of State Minister for Kampala Capital City Lord Mayor Executive Director, KCCA Metropolitan Affairs and Metropolitan Affairs

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) congratulates His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Government of Uganda, Ugandans and the people of Kampala upon commemorating the 58th Independence anniversary. The Government of Uganda has had remarkable achievements in Kampala since KCCA’s inception nine years ago. KCCA carried out major institutional reforms to strengthen service delivery. As a result, the institution attracted highly skilled and dedicated personnel to plan and execute the City’s development and operations guided by KCCA’s Strategic Plan. Today, KCCA, takes pride in being one of the most recognized, trusted and valued brands in the country and abroad. The agency now attracts international fi nanciers and development partners such as the World Bank, the European Union, African Development Bank, French Developmenet Agency (AFD) Japan International Development Agency (JICA), Department of International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and many others. Kampala’s transformation journey started in 2011 after Kampala City Council (KCC) was replaced by Kampala Capital City Authority through an act of parliament (KCC Act 2010). SOME OF GOVERNMENT’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN KAMPALA:-

Physical Planning: KCCA is also currently rolling out the use of GIS to support We handed over KIIDP Batch 2 roads to the contractors and planning, visualization, modelling and navigation in creating of a work commenced in July 2019. These roads include; Acacia/ livable City and promoting economic development. John Babiha Avenue (1.5km,6 junctions), Road (2.8 km, 5 junctions), Ring Roas (4.8 km and one Transport and Road Infrastructure Improvements: junction and Najeera Link (0.8km), Kabuusu – Bunamwaya – Lweza Road (8km, 2 junctions) and Lukuli Road (8km with one junction). Works are now at 75% completion.

KCCA drew the Kampala Physical Development Plan to guide urban planning as a key pillar of the City development policy. With support from the European Union, the Climate Change Project prepared neighborhood plans for , , Over 210kms of road have been upgraded to Bitumen and To address ooding in the City, KCCA has completed the drainage and . This will ensure that these areas have fl over 500kms of gravel roads maintained. 48 roads with a Masterplan. With support from WorldBank, H.E President Yoweri well-planned housing and public facilities, trees, safe walkways, total length of 54.15Km are under construction and will be Museveni launched the construction of Nakamiro and Lubigi green parks, roads, cycling lanes and access to public transport. completed by December 2020, and 26 km of roads kicked off Drainage Channels in August 2020. Over 10,000 trees have been planted in the city and about 4,500 recently (Lukuli Rd, Kabuusu – Kitebi – Bunamwaya – Lweza rd, Other channels that will be constructed with support from World Square meters of green and open spaces have been restored. Nakawa - Ntinda a dual carriageway rd, John Babiiha (Acacia) Bank include Nalukolongo Channel, Channel and We also launched the Kampala Climate Change Strategy and Avenue a dual carriageway, Kulambiro Ring Rd). KCCA has Kinawataka Channel. Over 169kms of drainage are maintained are currently undertaking a tree audit in the City. each year and over the last one year KCCA completed KCCA is striving to significantly shorten the process of approving reconstruction of 23 Km of community drains. building plans from over 60 days to 14 working days in the near Fairway, , Kiira road, Game Lugogo, Katikati,Kololo Airstrip, future. Nakulabye & Naguru among others. 4,988 Streetlights have been A City Address Model and Computer Aided mass Valuation installed in the City, of which 1,560 are solar street lights (CAM/CAMV) Project was undertaken to support City administration, promoting use of solar energy. ease navigation and raise revenue from property rates in the We have reconstructed and upgraded several roads to dual City. Under this project, KCCA has numbered 373,826 houses, carriage supported by the World Bank. These include Makerere facilited naming of 7,111 roads and installed 3,134 road name and Hill road, Kiira Road, Mambule road and Bakuli –Kasubi road. directional signages. Over 350,000 properties have been valued in the City from which UGX 60Bn is expected to support service mobility. We also rehabilitated 9 roads in . delivery in the City. KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AUTHORITY (KCCA) GOVERNMENT STEADY PROGRESS THROUGH KCCA

Health Services: Education Sector: to street vendors to sell their merchandise. Before the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions on mass gatherings, the market had gained momentum with 800 – 1000 vendors operating every Sunday.

KCCA administers 79 government aided schools in the city. Over the past 9 years, 151 classrooms and 6 science laboratories have been constructed. KCCA reopened 3 Public libraries. We also distributed over 240 computers in several City schools, supplied 1,485 three- We have prepared the Market Ordinance which will guide market developments downtown in Kampala. COVID-19 Response sitter desks to over 22 Schools. 50 Teachers Houses are now rehabilitated. Kampala has been the epicentre of the pandemic accounting for close to 30% of the infections in the country. The sector boosts of a Teachers’ SACCO with over 1,000 members to date and with a running portfolio of UGX 1.9b. This With the leadership of H.E Yoweri Museveni and the Ministry of has helped improve the lives of teachers in public schools by Health National guidelines against COVID 19, KCCA has been allowing them access loans as startup capital for other income generating projects. partners, we adopted a robust emergency response approach with our 24 hour call centre and a dedicated workforce. Other achievements include; improved school inspection, improved school sanitation in over 30 City Public schools and Two Modern 170 bed Hospitals were constructed in improved cooking facilities in 15 schools and active promotion of and Divisions. These have since been occupied Tourism & Sports. and managed by Mulago National Referral Hospital. We also opened a new Health Centre in , procured 10 state-of- Gender, Production and Community Services: the-art dental units, constructed a maternity ward at Health Centre III, set up a modern Neo natal clinic, remodeled all the Labs and computerised drugs management. In addition, KCCA renovated - Kisugu Health Center III, Komamboga Health Center III, City Mortuary, Kisenyi Health Center IV and the City Hall Clinic. KCCA has recorded more than 100 percent child immunization, The Kyanja Agricultural Resource Center was established to this is above the National target. Kampala is now in category promote modern urban farming. The center acts as a training/ 1 of WHO Standard. Kampala was recognized as the most learning facility for people within and outside Kampala. It offers improved district in TB treatment. We have also impacted the knowledge and practical skills on urban farming technologies. lives of health workers through the Health Workers SACCO that Over 3,000 urban farmers have been supported with inputs and has grown with a running portfolio of over 700 million. new farming techniques. KCCA set up an employment service bureau that has registered over 14,000 fresh graduates. Over 4000 youths have been trained and acquired ICT, life and social skills. Some 600 job seekers were connected to employment through the Bureau. The Bureau has a National Job Matching Database tool used to pair job applicants with companies. Several community support programs have also been put in place with funding from the Government of Uganda where community groups get loans as startup capital for developmental projects. Over UGX 2.7Bn has been disbursed to 281 projects

This sector has recorded great achievements since KCCA’s inception. Several markets have been constructed including In addition, over 14,000 youths & 65,000 community members Wandegeya Market which was completed to accommodate have been equipped with business skills & start- up capital to 1,200 vendors. It currently has a vendor occupancy of over facilitate enterprise growth. To further these achievements, on 29th September 2020, KCCA The 6 acre market provided a cheaper solution for all traders that launched the Kampala Strategic Plan 2020/21 - 2024/25 that is were transacting business in non gazzetted areas downtown aligned to NDP III and anchored in the Uganda Vision 2040. It will Kampala. The plan is to construct an ultra-modern transport be the principle framework within which citywide interventions, terminal and market. investemnts and decisions shall be made. This Strategic A three-level market in is being constructed to provide plan has four thematic areas;- City economic growth, KCCA 2,000 work-spaces to the community. This work is supported by Governance and Citizen engagement, Enhanced quality of life cirfA ni tnempoleveD cimonocE rof knaB barA eht barA knaB rof cimonocE tnempoleveD ni cirfA a (ABDEA) at and City resilience. a cost of USD 6M. H.E. President Yoweri Museveni in August KCCA’s strategic goal is that “By June 2025, 2020 launched a 1500 vendor capacity modern Market in Kasubi Kampala will be an inclusive, liveable, to relocate vendors that had been plying their trade along Hoima We have also registered an increase in garbage collection from resilient and well planned city Road. A similar structure is under construction in Kitintale to 30 tons to 1260 tons a day. The institution acquired 14 Garbage that provides econimic provide vendors in that area with modern and affordable trading trucks and constructed a plastic and waste recycling plant under opportunities” workspaces. the Lake Victoria Environment Management Project (LVEMP). Other initiatives put in place to provide affordable trading space for the business community in the City include the transport garbage. We have also set up 3 Plastic collection sites Sunday Market launched in May 2015 along in the City and procured 135 Acres of land for a New Land Fill 0794 274 444 Luwum Street to give an opportunity in Ddundu.