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Researchers from Makerere University and officials from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development have called on the government to integrate land use and transport planning if we are to develop the urban centres around the city. Speaking at a public dialoague, researchers noted that there was need to decongest the city and also demarcate Kampala City boundaries. “The city is expanding yet the planning is stagnating,” Prof. Henry...Read More

Title:How much should safely managed sanitation cost? Authors:Jennifer McConville, Elisabeth Kvarnström, Charles Niwagaba, James Miiro Maiteki, Najib L. Bateganya, Jude Z. ByansiPublished:June 2020Study Highlights:– 56% of faecal matter in Greater Metropolitan Kampala is “safely managed”.– Annual capital and operating costs for the sewerage system are 13 times greater than for the FS system.– NWSC’s annualized costs for treatment in the FS system is 220 times lower than that for the...Read More

Title:Possibilities for the use of Sludge from a drinking water treatment plant at Ggaba III in Kampala, UgandaAuthors:Charles B. Niwagaba, Ajak Ezekiel Ayii, Ambrose O. Kibuuka and Raffaella PomiKeywords:Bricks; Compressive strength; Heating value; Loss on ignition; TemperaturePublished:June 2019Abstract:Sludge from the drinking water treatment plant at Ggaba III, located in Kampala (Uganda), was tested to evaluate the feasibility of two valorization routes, for building material and Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) production....Read More

The Academic Registrar, Makerere University informs the Student Community that access to online registration, and that Students may register from any computer with an internet connection. The deadline for registration will be Friday 6th November, 2020. Please note that this registration is for courses being offered this Semester for your respective programmes. All Students will use the Academic Information Management System (AIMS) for Semester Two Registration. Students can register online by accessing...Read More

Title:Structured Approach for Comparison of Treatment Options for Nutrient-Recovery From Fecal SludgeAuthors:Jennifer R. McConville, Elisabeth Kvarnström, Annika C. Nordin, Håkan Jönsson and Charles B. NiwagabaKeywords:sanitation, resource recovery, multi-criteria, sustainability assessment, decision-support, wastewaterPublished:April 2020Abstract:The aim of this study is to present a structured approach for comparing possible nutrient-recovery fecal sludge (FS) treatment systems in order to support transparent decision-making. The approach uses a multi-dimensional sustainability assessment of treatment technologies for nutrient...Read More