Month: May 2026
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa. Makerere CEDAT: Urban planning in Uganda faces significant challenges due to rapid urbanization, inadequate infrastructure, and socio-economic disparities, despite efforts to implement comprehensive policies and frameworks. Uganda must remove politics from urban planning and consider nationalizing land in cities to curb chaotic growth, Associate Professor Kizito Maria . . . Read more
CEDAT’s Prof. Kizito Maria Kasule warns chaotic growth will persist unless Uganda reforms land and politics, as Makerere launches national urban research hub Uganda must urgently remove politics from urban planning and consider nationalizing land in cities to stop chaotic growth, Associate Professor Kizito Maria Kasule, Deputy Principal at . . . Read more
Rural-urban migration is leading to rapid increases in the populations of secondary cities, causing massive urban expansion. Between 2000 and 2020, the total urban population in less developed countries grew by 70%, or 1.39 billion people . This growth is driven by both natural increase and rural-urban migration. Rapid population . . . Read more