Table 1: Plot coverage

Foreword

Solid waste disposal is also parlous. A lot of open dumping of solid waste is common due to absence of collection and disposal facilities. Additionally, 90 per cent of the population rely on on-site sanitation for excreta disposal and 35.3 per cent use cesspool emptiers, while sludge is mainly transported to the neighbouring Kampala City Council Authority.

Concerning energy, the municipality is serviced by spread with 132kV high voltage distribution and 66kV high lines, which power factories, commercial establishments and institutions. Low voltage 132kV and 66 kV distribution lines supply 87.8 per cent of households with lighting. But some 91.8 per cent cook over charcoal stoves. According to the Uganda Household Survey 2019–2020, the proportion of households nationwide on the national electricity grid has decreased 22–19 per cent from year 2016–2017 to the present, due to high connection costs and bureaucracy. However, the use of solar photovoltaic systems increased 18–38 per cent in the same period.

Types of housing in Makindye Ssabagabo

The overall housing situation in the municipality is characterized by inadequacy in quality and quantity. This is so for rural and urban areas. According to the Uganda National Household Survey 2021, urban areas, including Makindye Ssabagabo, had a higher percentage of iron sheet roofed owner-occupied dwellings (at 84 per cent) than their rural counterparts. In urban areas, 8 in 10 households (that is 84 per cent) in owner-occupied dwellings live in brickwalled homes compared with 62 per cent in rural areas. For owner-occupied dwellings in urban areas, 6 of 10 (64 per cent) live in dwellings with cement or tiled floors compared with their rural counterparts (24 per cent).

In the high-density residential areas, a large percentage of the land is taken up by built-up structures compared with low-density residential areas, resulting in improved aesthetics and liveability (see table 1).