Mutabazi Sam Stewart

I am an urban development & transportation consultant - passionate about development in the global south. I provide practical advice on better urban governance, climate change, environmental management and energy transition. I am a change maker helping people in urban areas to discover their hidden potential. I have provided practical guidance to several cities and urban areas in solving some of their most pressing challenges.

What is Uganda Government Plan for the recently created seven new cities

What is Uganda Government Plan for the recently created seven new cities?

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The Uganda government elevated seven municipalities to city status on 1st July 2020. The new cities are Jinja, Mabrara, Fortportal, Masaka, Mbale, Gulu, and Arua. Uganda therefore has eight cities in total including the capital city, Kampala. In the coming years, government will create eight more cities bringing the total number to sixteen. This is an …

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Design thinking is the best alternative for building smarter cities in Africa

Design thinking is the best alternative for building smarter cities in africa

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Cities are better built when there are combined efforts of different individuals and organizations, each contributing their energy and skills in different ways but with the same focus or objective. A city built by a “clique” of a few individuals will not function for all. A city is a wholesome unit with many parts, each of which …

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Is Kampala City Ready for gentrification, slum upgrading or both?

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The term gentrification means the process of improving or refining a neighborhood or place in a city in order to conform to a certain standard in terms of appearance and or upgrading buildings and infrastructure. By the time the term was invented many cities in the West were adopting new measures of sprucing up their cities to …

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if kampala is not attracting big investments, how will it become a resilient city

if kampala is not attracting big investments, how will it become a resilient city?

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Bigger cities generate more innovations because they allow more interaction between people that are socially diverse and distant to each other. Closed societies which have the same beliefs and norms tend to lag behind in development because they do certain things the same way and it becomes difficult to change their behavior.  People become comfortable with …

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KCCA should Plant only grass on city roads and not flowers because it is cheaper

KCCA should Plant only grass on city roads and not flowers because it is cheaper

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KCCA has been doing a good job in beatifying the city of Kampala. We appreciate efforts of planting grass and flowers along many major roads in the city. However we think that flowers are very expensive to maintain on city roads. The soil from the flower beds which are at the same time road islands …

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