KAJJANSI JUNCTION Sustainable regeneration of Kampala’s future second metropolitan node REPORT ON strateGY staGE - fINANCED BY RVO January 2017 KAJJANSI JUNCTION Sustainable regeneration of Kampala’s future second metropolitan node REPORT ON strateGY staGE - fINANCED BY RVO Content Introduction to Kajjansi Junction Programme 04 Chapter 1: Overall Goal, Objective and strategy of programme 10 Chapter 2: Structural Spatial Development Framework 14 Chapter 3: Learning Living Lab 30 Chapter 4: Capacity development programme 50 Colophon 56 2 3 INTRODUCTION to KAJJANSI JUNCTION PROGRAMME 4 5 This report reflects the activities and results of the strategy phase of the Kajjansi The preparation stage of the programme was highly participatory, with the Junction Programme, which was partly financed by the Dutch Enterprise Agency relevant stakeholders fully involved in the process of project identification. Two (RVO) and partly by the Dutch Fund for Creative Industries (StiFo). missions took place in 2015 and another two in the first half of 2016 to set the main outline for the programme and gain commitment from the most relevant public Both agencies supported the crucial strategy stage of the Kajjansi Junction and private stakeholders. programme, a multi-annual initiative that aims to develop a fast growing urban area in Uganda in such a way, that it creates value for the local businesses and The finance of RVO was requested to take the programme to a crucial next level communities and at the same time reduces the environmental footprint of the and realise the following objectives: area. 1. Joint definition and agreement upon the main ingredients of an integral spatial development strategy with inclusive, circular business cases that: a. form solutions to the challenges in and around the Kajjansi market area; b. create new business opportunities for Dutch enterprises with expertise in sustainable urban development. 2. Establishment of the concept of learning living lab and further development of the sustainable business opportunities in the area. 3. Establishment of the governance of the programme by installing a Programme Steering Committee and agreement upon their Terms of Reference and needed capacity. The proposal for the Dutch Fund for Creative Industry was approved in November 2016 and is being used to further fine-tune the integrated spatial strategy, with emphasis on the various design typologies for the market and its surroundings. The Kajjansi Junction Programme also aims to demonstrate 1) how African cities can adopt a more inclusive and circular development model and 2) how Netherlands Inc. can contribute to this with our “Sustainable Urban Delta “ approach (part of Holland Branding). Preparations for this programme started already in October 2015, when the Ugandan Local Government Association (ULGA), the umbrella organisation of all local governments in Uganda, requested a team of CSR Netherlands to support them in gaining insight in sustainable urban development models that benefit people, environment and local economy. To further explore these new urban models, a pilot area was selected ( Kajjansi) and a joint Ugandan and Dutch expert team was put together consisting of: ULGA, Uganda: Facility and process support DASUDA, Netherlands: Urban, spatial and mobility expertise TwentyOne, Netherlands: Sustainable value creation, multistakeholder management and overall process management Kajjansi Strategy endorsment 6 7 Summary of main results of the Strategy Stage1 Achieved activities and results between October 2016 and January 2017 In the following chapters the results are described in detail, giving attention to: 1. The outline for the strategy and structural spatial development framework: chapter 1 and 2 2. The progress of the business cases in the context of the learning living lab: chapter 3 3. The establishment of the steering committee and the capacity development agenda: chapter 4 1 Funded by RVO Kajjansi Market October 2016 8 9 CHAPTER 1: GOAL, strateGY AND OBJECTIVES 10 11 Background Goal and objectives programme Kajjansi is a town in Central Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Wakiso District The Kajjansi Junction Programme aims at developing this fast growing urban area in and part of the wider influences of the emerging metropolis of Kampala. The Uganda in such a way, that it creates value for the local businesses and communities Kajjansi area is not only about well known because of its regional market, the area and at the same time reduces the environmental footprint of the area. holds many different large industries, institutions, housing estates and companies. In order to achieve this ambitious goal, the programme aims for the following The Junction currently being built at Kajjansi, connecting Entebbe-Kampala Road three interrelated objectives: to the Southern Bypass and Entebbe Expressway created a major change and opportunity in the area. In conjunction with the planned Bus Rapid Transport System with its endpoint at Kajjansi and the recent status upgrade from a village 1. To develop an integral Structural Spatial Development Framework leading to: to a town is a promising perspective for Kajjansi, • An agenda for a ‘National’ plan Smart Moving City with mobility conditions and measures for road safety, capacity and liveability agreed with authorities At the moment the energy, waste, drainage and water issues in the area, combined to enable structural interventions in the traffic system of the gazetted area. with the major infrastructural, spatial and mobility interventions in the close vicinity • A Structural Spatial Development Framework (SSDF) Agreement for the of the market and the presence of a variety of local businesses, can become a gazetted area with all governmental bodies, and involvement of a wide huge challenge. However, it can also present a great opportunity to develop range of stakeholders from the area during the planning process. Kajjansi in a sustainable, circular and inclusive way, so that the area can become • An agreed implementation plan for the urban boulevard pilot within the a growing economic engine for the community and potentially develop into the gazetted area. second metropolitan node of the Kampala region. This requires an integrated • Realized projects of a regenerated market and/or spatial measures for spatial strategy and a highly skilled and experienced team that oversees each entrepreneurs’ demands identified during the process of establishing component of the strategy sustainable inclusive business plans. 2. The establishment of a gazetted living lab where spatial and economic projects and business initiatives are piloted and showcased: • Agreed gazetted area. • Clear brand and identity of the area and its people: “made by Kajjansi” or “the Kajjansi way”. • Agreed and realised circular and inclusive business solutions in the area of food logistics, solar energy, waste & water and health. • Skilled young entrepreneurs that have the ability and skills to engage into and/or service the new sustainable business solutions. 3. A skilled steering committee in general and local government councils in particular, who • have the ability and willingness to create a facilitating environment for the living lab area. • have the ability and willingness to adopt an integrated decision making and planning process. • have a learning attitude. • aggregate lessons learned from the living lab and integrate these in their own core business and working processes. This creates the right conditions for replication and scaling of the pilots. Mutually reinforcing strategies 12 13 CHAPTER 2: STRUCTURAL Spatial DEVelopMENT FRAMework 14 15 Introducing the Kajjansi Junction Spatial Strategy There is a need for a detailed Kajjansi junction strategy as a result of an interdisciplinary planning process. The further development of the area very KAJJANSI FOCUS AREAS much depends upon the use of the Entebbe-Kampala road. For this we described various theme’s that will be elaborated. Each theme impacts further design of the area. An urban sprawl is anticipated in the area, along with the transformation of Kajjansi parish into a town council. The current uncontrolled urban sprawl needs to be considered, next stages in urbanization of the area are about to happen now and Inclusive Energy,Waste Fresh Health Mobility the growth needs to be planned in a most efficient way to sustain liveability in Business Water Food Spatial Structure Kajjansi and promote it as a new urban node in the south of the metropolitan area of Kampala. The market redevelopment and the new feeder routes will have a big influence on the surrounding area, improve accessibility, lead to new flows of customers and therefore increase the business opportunities in those zones. The spatial framework for Kajjansi junction area is key to a well planned area where business, liveability and safety can be achieved. This Kajjansi Junction programme t y, I n is concerning the spatial issues of implementation aspects, but emphasizes in l i f r b i a its first endeavors to masterplan the mobility, infrastructure, public space and o s t r urban structure well in order to set the conditions for all kind of implementation M u c projects in the area the coming years. The programme doesn’t so much deliver a t Inclusive u blueprint plan, but intends to build the capacity with local, regional and national r Business Energy, e level officials involved while working on the spatial framework for the area. This , Incubator spatial framework will address