List Of Slums In Uganda

Slum is a squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.

Slums In Uganda

Kampala is the capital city of Uganda, known for its stunning hills, beautiful weather, delicious dishes, and hospitable people. Whether you’re looking to party or just kick back and relax, Kampala is the place to be, and indeed Kampala is another wonder from another corner of the world with a felicitous title Pearl of Africa.

Originally Kampala was built on seven popular hills which were known to make the city by 1962 till recently when it became almost difficult to know how many more hills have added up to compose the now greater Kampala city, a city of not only interminable possibilities but also a metropolis of endless possibilities. Just like ancient Rome, Kampala looks a replica of the then Monstrous muddle of magnificence and misery. And the night has been following day, so has Kampala been developing to her current status of more hills.

Kampala has more than 65 slums today a feature that is meant to be on the list of the seven wonders of the world, the more number of Kampala slums have been created around the so-called Capital city when you take a chance to fly over this great city, you will be welcomed with several sights like; Lake Victoria the largest on continent Africa, Kampala hills covered with green ambiance and a huge number of slums on the outskirts of each hill.

Kampala city has got over 4 million slum dwellers living in Kampala district, representing about 60% of the city’s population.

1). Katanga slumKatanga slum, Kampala, is a neighborhood within the city of Kampala and is located in the division of Kawempe.

It borders the Makerere hill and Mulago hill that houses Uganda’s main hospital(Mulago). Katanga slum is one of the biggest slums in Kampala, a walkable distance from the city center of Kampala of less than 2Km. Being so close to the city center has hyped the renting cost something that has left residents with no money for other basic needs.

This is a community where the average person lives on 4$ a day or less.

This means many can’t afford medical expenses, school fees, and left with the only option of feeding a family with a meal.

Katanga slum, Kampala, is located on swampland and so has many sewer drainage channels weaving between homes.

There is no protection from these channels, containing wastewater and solids from the hostels surrounding and from the residents of Katanga slum, Kampala, themselves.

Most of the drainage channels are extremely stagnant, harboring various water-borne diseases that often affect the locals, including mosquitoes carrying malaria. Tour Duration: (3-5 Hours).

2). Bwaise slum, Kampala City,
Bwaise slum, Kampala City is Kampala’s largest slum, found in the division of Kawempe on the outskirts of Makerere University hill.

Walking through the paths of the Bwaise slum, Kampala City you will be welcomed with lots of busy shops, music blaring out of them, and ubiquitous motorcycle riders.

The first thing that will hit you as you venture into this slum is the hustle and bustle that Bwaise slum people go through something will leave you wondering, a community with crumbling structures that compete for non-existent space.

Around these dilapidated structures sometimes rises the stench of urine and rotting food, yet people walk through without a twitch. Children play in the dirt and rubbish-strewn paths and roads with flies for the company as drainage systems snake among houses, during the rainy season, floods onto roads and back into the homes of those that deposited it there.

As a result, cholera, diarrhea, and malaria are common ailments here.

3). Nakulabye slum, Kampala city
Nakulabye slum, Kampala city is found within the city of Kampala.

Nakulabye slum, Kampala city is located in the Lubaga division just a few kilometers from the city Centre. It is bordered by Makerere hill, Namirembe hill, and Kasubi hill.

Nakulabye slum, Kampala city is characterized by a working-class neighborhood on Hoima road with several business stores on the roadside. It is one of the Kampala slums with dilapidated structures that raise the stench of urine and rotting food, yet people walk through without a twitch.

Children play in the dirt and rubbish-strewn paths and roads with flies for the company as drainage systems snake among houses. Crime is high in the area, consistent with similarly congested, low-income areas of Kampala.

4). Kisenyi slum, Kampala city
Kisenyi slum, Kampala city is found in the middle of Kampala downtown bordering the outskirts of Naksero hill, Mengo hill, and old Kampala hill.

A Place characterized by a mix of many languages spoken in Uganda, Somalia, Tanzania, Kiswahili, Rwanda, and Ethiopia. Visiting the Kisenyi slum, Kampala city is one of the most interesting city tours, moving through the busy business centers of Kampala like owino market, old tax, Nakasero market, and finally the garbage heaps of polythene bags, flowing sewage besides little wooden houses which most people sleep in.

On your tour to the Kisenyi slum, Kampala city, you can as well visit the Buganda Kings Palace that will introduce you to Idi Amin Torture chamber the former president of Uganda, Gaddafi mosque that will give you a clear view of Kampala city.

5). Kamwokya slum, Kampala city
Kamwokya slum, Kampala city is located within the city of Kampala. It is bordered by Kololo hill, Kyebando hill, Bukoto hill, and Mulago hill that house the Country’s national hospital.

Kamwokya slum, Kampala city is both a residential and commercial area in the city, housing most of the non-government organizations.

The area has transformed so first, Kamwokya slum, Kampala city is no longer the leading slum as it was, walking off the main streets of Kamwokya slum, Kampala city you will find a few dilapidated structures that will give you a signal that this was once a slum.

6). Kibuli Kilombe slum, Kampala city
Kibuli Kilombe slum, Kampala city is one of the largest slums in Kampala, Kilombe slum is located in the Makidye division on the outskirts of Kibuli hill, Nsabya hill, and Kabalagala, a town that doesn’t sleep. Passing through the slums of kilombe you will be welcomed with lots of dilapidated structures that compete for non-existent space, Children playing in the dirt and garbage-strewn paths and roads with flies for the company as drainage systems snake among houses and during the rainy season floods onto the paths and homes. Another thing that will hit you as you venture into this slum is the hustle and bustle the kilombe residents go through something that will leave you wondering.

7). Kanyanya Slum,Kampala city
Kanyanya Slum, the Kampala city, is located in the Kawempe division, bordering by Wakiso district, Mpererwe, and Kaleerwe, five kilometers from the city center on the outskirts of Bahai hill that houses Bahai temple. Like other Kampala slums, the Kanyanya Slum, Kampala city, will also welcome you with lots of dilapidated structures that compete for non-existent space, Children playing in the dirt and garbage-strewn paths and roads with flies for the company as drainage systems snake among houses and during the rainy season floods onto the paths and homes.

8). Kasonkoso Slum, Kampala city
Kasonkoso Slum, the Kampala city, is located on the Jinja highway, five kilometers away from the city center of Kampala in the Nakawa division, bordering by the outskirts of Nakawa hill, Mtungo hill, and Banda hill that houses Kyambogo University. Like other Kampala slums, Kasonkoso slum has dilapidated structures that compete for non-existent space, Children playing in the dirt and garbage-strewn paths and roads with flies for the company as drainage systems snake among houses and during the rainy season floods onto the paths and homes.

9). Namuwongo Slum,Kampala City
Namuwongo Slum, Kampala City is found in the Makindye division, bordering by the outskirts of Nakawa hill, Muyenga hill, and Kibuli hill, five kilometers from the city center and one of the popular slums in Kampala. Namuwongo slum is also characterized by dilapidated structures that compete for non-existent space, Children playing in the dirt, and rubbish-strewn paths and roads with flies for the company as drainage systems snake among houses and during the rainy season floods onto the paths and homes.

10). Mbuya Slum, Kampala City
Mbuya Slum, Kampala City, is found in the Nkawa division, bordering by the outskirts of Nakawa hill and Banda hill, six kilometers journey from the city center and it is one of the popular slums in Kampala. Mbuya Slum will offer you a real experience about the urban slum in developing cities, a community characterized with dilapidated structures that compete for non-existent space, Children playing in the dirt and rubbish -strewn paths and roads with flies for the company as drainage systems snake among houses and during the rainy season floods onto the paths and homes.

List Of Other Kampala Slums,
Kawempe I, Kazo, Makerere II, Katwe I, Nsambya Central, Wabigalo, Banda, Bukoto I, Kasubi, Kawempe II, Kiswa, Komamboga, Lungujja, Mulago II, Mulago III, Ndeeba, Makerere III, Kibuye I, Kibuye II, Kibuye III, Butabika, Kansanga, Kabalagala, Busega, Kyebando, Bukasa,Ggaba, Kagugube, Kabowa and Kasubi