KABWE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Transformation of Kabwe into a City The Kabwe we want tomorrow Department of Development Civic Centre: P. O. Box 80424: 2016-2021 Planning Kabwe Disclaimer This report for the Transformation of Kabwe into a City has been written by the Kabwe Municipal Council with advice and guidance from the series of consultative meeting under the Local Economic Development programme supported by Ministry of Local Government and Housing. The Ministry of Local Government and Housing Group do not accept any liability for the accuracy or content of this report. This report is a basis on which the people of Kabwe have stated in the theme ‘the Kabwe we want tomorrow’ towards the process of transforming Kabwe into a city; they do however congratulate the Municipal Team for the quality of this work. i Table of Contents Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................... i Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................... ii Table of Figures ........................................................................................................................... v Table of figures ........................................................................................................................... vi Acronyms................................................................................................................................... vii 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Location ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.1.1 Brief History of Kabwe ........................................................................................... 2 1.1.2 Demography .......................................................................................................... 3 2.0 General Physical Characteristics ........................................................................................ 4 2.1 Topography .................................................................................................................. 4 2.2 Geology ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.3 Hydrology ..................................................................................................................... 4 2.4 Drainage Pattern........................................................................................................... 4 2.5 Climate and Temperature .............................................................................................. 5 2.6 Rainfall ......................................................................................................................... 5 2.7 Relative Humidity .......................................................................................................... 5 2.8 Sunshine and Winds ...................................................................................................... 5 3.0 General District Administration ......................................................................................... 6 3.1 Central Administration .................................................................................................. 6 3.2 Local Authority .............................................................................................................. 7 3.2.1 Organogram for Political Administration ................................................................ 7 3.2.2 Organogram for Management Administration ........................................................ 7 4.0 Social economic base of the district ................................................................................... 7 4.1 Finance and Industries ................................................................................................... 8 4.2 Agriculture .................................................................................................................... 8 4.3 Tourism potential .......................................................................................................... 9 4.4 Transport and Infrastructure ....................................................................................... 10 4.5 District SWOT analysis ................................................................................................. 10 5.0 Infrastructure Strategy .................................................................................................... 12 5.1 The role of the Infrastructure Plan ............................................................................... 12 5.3 District infrastructure .................................................................................................. 13 6.0 Commercial infrastructure ............................................................................................... 13 6.1 Theoretical framework ................................................................................................ 14 6.2 Commercial infrastructure strategy ............................................................................. 14 ii 7.0 Roads ............................................................................................................................. 17 7.1 Road infrastructure objectives ..................................................................................... 17 7.2 Road infrastructure strategy ........................................................................................ 17 8.0 Rail line infrastructure ..................................................................................................... 20 8.1 Rail line infrastructure objectives ................................................................................. 20 8.2 Rail line infrastructure strategy ................................................................................... 20 9.0 Bus station and bus stop infrastructure ............................................................................ 22 9.1 Bus station infrastructure objectives ............................................................................ 22 9.2 Bus stops and stations infrastructure strategy .............................................................. 22 10.0 Airport infrastructure ...................................................................................................... 24 10.1 Airport infrastructure objectives .................................................................................. 24 10.2 Airport infrastructure strategy ..................................................................................... 24 11.0 Alternative energy infrastructure .................................................................................... 25 11.1 Alternative energy infrastructure objectives ................................................................. 26 11.2 Energy infrastructure strategy ..................................................................................... 26 11.3 Meeting the targets ................................................................................................. 26 12.0 Recreational infrastructure ............................................................................................. 27 12.1 Recreational facilities infrastructure objectives ............................................................ 27 12.2 Recreational infrastructure strategy ............................................................................ 28 13.0 Floods and drainage infrastructure .................................................................................. 30 13.1 Floods and drainage infrastructure objectives .............................................................. 30 13.2 Floods and drainage infrastructure strategy ................................................................. 30 14.0 Communication infrastructure ......................................................................................... 31 14.1 Communication infrastructure objectives ..................................................................... 31 14.2 Communication infrastructure strategy ........................................................................ 33 15.0 Waste disposal infrastructure .......................................................................................... 34 15.1 Waste disposal infrastructure objectives ...................................................................... 34 15.2 Waste disposal infrastructure strategy......................................................................... 35 16.0 Funding infrastructure .................................................................................................... 36 17.0 Financing infrastructure .................................................................................................. 37 17.1 Public financing ........................................................................................................... 37 18.0 Investment in the regulated sectors ................................................................................. 37 18.1 Private investment ...................................................................................................... 38 18.1.1 Breakdown of project specific finance opportunities to 2020-21