Kampala

Kampala’s metropolitan growth has spread well beyond the administrative city, making transport, drainage and land development problems regional in scale. Within the capital, large sections of the road network remain unpaved, while congestion and inadequate drainage continue to affect movement and neighbourhood resilience. Wetland pressure and informal growth add an environmental dimension to the same spatial problem.

Current investment under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program combines road reconstruction, junction improvements, drainage, pedestrian infrastructure and markets with stronger metropolitan coordination. Earlier KCCA programmes also updated transport and drainage master plans. These initiatives reflect a shift from isolated road projects toward integrated urban systems, recognising that Kampala’s mobility, flood management and future development pattern have to be planned together across the wider metropolitan area.