Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area -Urban Development Programme(GKMA-UDP)
STATUS OF REDEVELOPMENT OF MARKET PROJECTS
Pillar 3: Job Creation (Markets)
Land Acquisition:
- Nakirebe Market: Nakirebe BajjaBananya Grower Cooperative Society Ltd offered lease holder title on Block 119, plot 374 to Mpigi District for market establishment and that was cleared by the Solicitor General
- Bujjuko Market: An alternative piece of land owned by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council was identified for Bujjuko Market.
- Negotiations have been successfully conducted, and the process of transferring land ownership is currently underway.
- Consultations and engagement sessions were held with market vendors and other community members to ensure inclusivity and transparency in the process
- Negotiations have been successfully conducted, and the process of transferring land ownership is currently underway.
A meeting was held at the District Headquarters between the District Leadership and the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council where the Landlord accepted to offer One Acre of Land to the District for construction of the market project
Buyala–Nakirebe Road (9.7Km)
Approved Mpigi DLG Project under GKMA–UDP | Pillar 1
Strategic Importance
- Primary access route to the new Kampala Landfill (managed by KCCA) receiving 2,000+ tons/day of waste from across the GKMA.
- Serves as the main corridor to the proposed Kampala Fuel Storage Terminal (by UNOC) with 320 million litres capacity — critical for:
- National fuel security (buffer stocks).
- Receiving products from Hoima Oil Refinery.
- National fuel security (buffer stocks).
- Integrates with the Busega–Mpigi Expressway at a ready-built overpass bridge (abutments and support columns completed under the expressway works).
NB: Likely Project for multijurisdictional project classification under GKMA-UDP due to its regional significance and infrastructure linkages.
Key considerations:
Challenges
- Need to synchronize with national infrastructure (Landfill, Fuel Terminal
- Multistakeholder coordination (UNOC, KCCA, MoWT, etc.)
- Requires design upgrades and budget realignment
- Slower commencement expected due to complex interagency planning
- Originally Class II road may be insufficient for anticipated heavy traffic
GENERAL CHALLENGES
- Delays in the quarterly disbursement of funds result in postponed activity implementation.
- We have to put in a lot of efforts to acquire land for the projects, given the fact that the projects are in a prime area where land is very expensive
- Acquiring land for markets has proven to be a major obstacle.
- Insufficient focus on waste management remains a significant issue in the Metropolitan Area, compounded by the absence of a comprehensive waste management master plan and formal agreements such as MoUs.
- Uniform assessment of semi-urban entities like Mpigi alongside urban ones like KCCA under DLI 5 and others is unfair, leading to financial disadvantages for semi-urban ones due to differing capacities under the pforR financing modality.