Kira Municipal Council KIRA MUNICIPAL PHSICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2019 - 2040 Draft Final Report GIPEA AFRICA LIMITED October, 2018 i Table of Contents Contents List of figures .......................................................................................................................viii List of Tables ......................................................................................................................... ix List of Maps ........................................................................................................................... xi List of plates .......................................................................................................................... xii Part I ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.0 Introduction and Background ..................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Background ................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Appointment of Consultants ....................................................................................... 1 1.4 Objective of the Assignment ....................................................................................... 1 1.4.1 Specific Objectives ..................................................................................................... 1 1.5 Scope of work ............................................................................................................. 1 1.6 Planning Horizon ........................................................................................................ 2 1.7 Methodology ............................................................................................................... 2 1.8.1 Location ...................................................................................................................... 3 1.8.2 Administrative Units ................................................................................................... 4 1.9 Urbanization trends and the evolution of planning paradigms in Uganda .................. 5 1.10 Social Demographic characteristics of urban population ........................................... 8 1.11 Historical developments and urbanization of Kira Municipality ................................ 9 1.11.1 History of Development ............................................................................................ 9 1.11.2 Urbanization of Kira Municipality ........................................................................... 10 1.12 Challenges of urbanization ....................................................................................... 10 1.13 Trends of physical development in Kira Municipality between 1995 and 2018 ...... 11 Part II .................................................................................................................................... 13 2.0 Policy, Legal and Institutional Framework ..................................................................... 13 2.1 Policy Framework ........................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Physical/ Urban Planning Policy .................................................................................... 13 2.3 Physical/ Urban Planning Legal and Institutional Framework ....................................... 16 2.4 Regulations ..................................................................................................................... 19 2.5 Strategies and Action Plans ............................................................................................. 21 2.6 Physical Planning Institutional framework ..................................................................... 22 2.7 Administrative set up of Kira Municipal Council as of 2018 ......................................... 22 2.8 Institutional structure and physical planning function at the Municipality .................... 23 Part III ................................................................................................................................... 24 3.0. Sector Reports, Analysis Proposals and Recommendations .......................................... 25 3.1. Report on the Physical Environment and Natural Systems ........................................... 26 3.1.1 Physical Characteristics of Kira municipality .............................................................. 26 3.1.1.1 Topography ........................................................................................................... 26 3.1.1.2 Geology ................................................................................................................. 26 3.1.1.3 Minerals ................................................................................................................ 26 3.1.1.4 Hydrology ............................................................................................................. 27 3.1.1.5 Soils....................................................................................................................... 27 3.1.1.6 Climate ...................................................................................................................... 28 3.1.1.7 Vegetation ............................................................................................................. 30 ii 3.1.1.9 Wetlands ............................................................................................................... 30 3.1.1.10 Drainage ............................................................................................................ 31 3.1.2 Natural Resources and Environment ........................................................................ 31 3.1.2.1 Wetlands ............................................................................................................... 31 3.1.2.2 Solid waste management...................................................................................... 32 3.1.2.3 Forestry ................................................................................................................ 33 3.1.3 Sector objectives ...................................................................................................... 33 3.1.4 Sector Strategies....................................................................................................... 34 3.1.4.1 Forest and woodland restoration .......................................................................... 34 3.1.4.2 Strict enforcement of the environmental byelaws ............................................... 34 3.1.4.3 Wetlands Restoration and Management .............................................................. 35 3.1.4.4 Solid Waste recycling and Re-use ........................................................................ 36 3.1.5 Risks .......................................................................................................................... 37 3.2 Report on Institutional Structure and Governance.................................................... 38 3.2.1 Planning Institutional Context: .................................................................................... 38 3.2.2 Institutional Context at National Level ..................................................................... 38 3.2.3 Institutional Context at Local Government Level .................................................... 39 3.2.4 Administrative set-up of Kira municipality as at 2018 ................................................ 39 3.2.5 Kira Municipality Governance System and Democracy ............................................. 40 3.2.6 Structure of the District Natural Resources Department and the Municipal Works and Construction Department ............................................................................................... 41 3.2.7 Structure and Responsibilities of the Physical Planning Section.............................. 41 3.2.8 Kira Municipal Council Human Resource ................................................................... 43 3.2.9 Institutional Infrastructure, Tools and Equipment ....................................................... 44 3.2.10 Capacity of Staff and Elected Civic Leaders ............................................................. 44 3.2.11 Ordinance and By-Laws ............................................................................................ 45 3.2.12 Institutional, Governance and Leadership Sector Key Challenges and Gaps for Kira Municipality .......................................................................................................................... 46 3.2.13 Revenue Performance ........................................................................................... 48 3.2.13 Development Objective ............................................................................................. 50 3.2.14 Proposed strategies/ recommendations/ proposals for improving and strengthening the institutional, governance, leadership and human capital of Kira municipality ............... 51 3.2.15 Proposals for Revenue Enhancement.................................................................... 52 3.2.16 Risks . ........................................................................................................................