{"id":4095,"date":"2021-02-11T20:46:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/?p=4095"},"modified":"2021-02-11T20:47:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T20:47:05","slug":"experts-blame-politicians-for-poor-urban-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/experts-blame-politicians-for-poor-urban-planning","title":{"rendered":"Experts blame politicians for poor urban planning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press-Uganda<\/p>\n

The National Physical Planning Board (NPPB) has said most development plans in cities and municipalities do not match those drawn and approved by the technocrats due to interference by politicians.<\/p>\n

During a consultative meeting on physical planning held in Kampala yesterday, the physical planners revealed that politicians often ignore architectural plans.<\/p>\n

However, the NPPB chairperson, Ms Amanda Ngabirano, castigated some physical planners for allegedly conniving with developers to violate the standard procedures on construction and urban development.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome technocrats are part of the illegal implementation of plans of some buildings without proper plans,\u201d Ms Ngabirano said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some things that didn\u2019t go right such as land use management and development. There was too much freedom on the allocation and use of land. That is why you are seeing Kampala looking disorganised and embarrassing,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The meeting was purposed to guide clerks of the newly approved cities on how to avoid repeat of mistakes that were committed during the development of Kampala, and strictly adhere to the technical development plans.<\/p>\n

Under the court directions, Mr Kyagulanyi was tasked to use the time to get all the necessary documents that he intends to present in evidence before court convenes.<\/p>\n