Kampala: city report

Draws on politics, systems and development domains to analyse urban development in Kampala, Uganda.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 15 April 2025

• Country: Uganda
• Document Type: Working Paper
• Theme: Governance and Conflict
• First published: 13 February 2025
• Authors: Mukwaya, Paul Isolo, Mbabazi, J. and Ernstson, H.

Abstract

This paper draws on the African Cities Research Consortium’s holistic framework components (politics, systems and development domains) to analyse urban development in Kampala city. It shows that national and city-level politics, urban systems and particular configurations of actors, agencies, ideas and practices have shaped development.

This paper is part of the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) programme.

Citation

Mukwaya PI and others. ‘Kampala: city report’ ACRC Working Paper 2024-25, African Cities Research Consortium, The University of Manchester 2024

Links

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Published 15 April 2025