Who Really Owns Kampala? The Battle Over Urban Housing
Luxury apartments rise in Kololo and Muyenga, while Katanga and Kisenyi face evictions. Who really owns Kampala?
Kampala’s skyline tells two stories: gleaming towers in Kololo, Bugolobi, and Muyenga—and crowded informal settlements in Katanga, Kisenyi, and Bwaise. As developers chase profit, rents rise, and working families are pushed further to the city’s fringes.
Residents of Katanga settlement, under threat of eviction, ask a haunting question: “Are Kampala’s poor being erased to make space for the rich?”
Like Nairobi and Lagos, Kampala struggles with balancing development and displacement. Landlords and developers clash with communities who built these neighborhoods.
The fight for Kampala’s housing isn’t just about property—it’s about the right to belong to the city.
