By Ernest NabihambaPrincipal Production/Environment

Officer

1.  Jinja city development process began in 20062. It arose out of the desire to plan and steer Jinja to

proper development goals3. It was initiated by the Mayor , His Worship Kezaala

Baswari and supported by his council and technical staff.

4. The idea in mind was to develop a strategic plan5. Deep thinking initiated by the Mayor dwelt on an

analysis of the past present and determine the future of Jinja

6. It was observed that Jinja is a sleeping historical giant yet it has several potentials for growth and development.

7. Several consultations were made, swot analyses were carried out and a strategic planning team was composed to guide the development of a strategic plan.

1. Sample Strategic plans from the city of Guelph in Canada and Trafford in UK were looked at.

2. Meanwhile The lake Victoria Region Local Authorities Cooperation in a bid to conserve Lake Victoria had linked up with UNHABITAT and decided that the CDS tool developed by the UN Habitat should be implemented in Jinja just as it had been done on other municipalities surrounding lake Victoria , an Idea welcomed by Jinja.

3. In June 2006 Mayor Kezaala declared a launch of centenary celebration to last a whole year until June 2007.

4. Festive activities and consultation process were to take place. 5. UNHABITAT sent a team to train the Jinja political leadership

and staff skills in the CDS development.6. This took place on 15th May 2007

1. Fundamentals of the CDS tool were given

CDS are action plans for equitable growth in cities, developed and sustained through participation, to improve the quality of life for all citizens

Goals of CDS include: Collective city vision and strategic action plans Improve urban governance and management Increase investment to expand employment

and services Systematic & sustained reduction in urban

poverty Have a component of environment al

sustainability mainstreamed. That CDS goes through a cycle of Steps:

1.preparation, 2. consultation, 3. identification of key areas, 5. action planning and 6. implementation

• In preparing for CDS:– Commitment of city Governments– Stakeholder Mobilization– Rapid Assessment of Thematic Focus on • Poverty• Governance• Economy• Shelter• Environment• HIV/AID

is emphasized, etc.

Assess state of the city and its region .• Identify city needs, opportunities and challenges• Value and preferences of residents• Relationships with the region, national and global

economy• Develop a long-term vision • Act now with focus on results • Value the contributions of the poor • Encourage local business growth • Engage networks of cities • Focus on implementation • Concentrate on priorities • Foster local leadership

15 May , 2007 - CDS Team was formed and trained by a Team from UNHABITAT29 May - Jinja City Profile was drafted Draft

comprising of Basic City information12-13 June, 2007 -A City Wide Consultation (- stakeholder , analysis, Issues identification & Prioritization , was done) i.e. what are the development issues in Jinja and who is involved? This was done in a highly attended stakeholders meeting, where over 40 issues identified were grouped in 7 thematic areas, for each thematic area, a group of 7-10 people were selected 14June-4 July, 2007 - Working Groups - elaborated on issues

City Scan (Quick) + Analysis (Ward level) done5-10 July - Team leaders consolidated issues11-12 July, 2007 – City Consultation No.2 was held and draft City development framework out put15 July 2007 – Draft Framework ready for Printing23-27 July, 2007 – Launch of Jinja CDS Framework was carried outAugust -2007-- Working Groups Continued

In 2008 -2009 Technical Support Team to prepared and shared a draft

document frame with the CDS focal point  Working Groups to completed formulation of Strategic

plans and investment plans.  Spatial components of the issues identified by the working

groups were sifted for input into the Environment Management information system basic map of Jinja

EMIS office at JMC set up and equipped, and on-job training of identified staff undertaken

 Preparation of zero draft of the CDS document  EMIS workshop for technical staff of Jinja Municipal Council

Basic map of Jinja incorporating the identified key development issues to be completed Jinja cds map.pdf

Presentation of a summary draft to the Investors Formulation and review of Zero Draft by the- Technical team,

Thematic groups and CDS team Preparation of first draft  Discussion of first draft with stakeholders and investors  Prepared final draft  Approval by Executive and Council  All CDS information on Jinja Municipality to be uploaded on the

JMC website  Mapping of development plans identified by the Working

Groups  Launching of CDS, on 29th January 2009, but had been

scheduled for August 2009 Continue working on the EMIS CDS Team Review meeting every six months

• The Jinja City development Framework out put the: 1. Jinja Vision2. Jinja mission3. Objectives4. Jinja city development strategy5. A brief history of Jinja 6. Basic information on Jinja7. Challenges facing Jinja8. Key strategic areas

‘A sustainable and prosperous city with excellence in tourism, commerce and industry’

‘To improve the quality of life of all residents through tourism promotion, commercial rejuvenation and revitalized industrial economy with equitable access and enhanced service delivery in an attractive and sustainable environment.’

1. Developed broad objectives from the thematic clusters

2. Referred to the identified challenges and thematic potentials

3. Identified some appropriate strategies

4. Cited some present initiatives

1. To promote Local Economic Development 2. To reduce Poverty Reduction and Livelihood

Improvement3. To promote Tourism and Cultural

Development4. To improve access to and quality of health

Services and reduce prevalence of HIV/AIDS5. To enhance Environmental Management and

Physical Planning6. To foster Education and Human Development7. To improve Governance and Management

1. Local Economic Development 2. Poverty Reduction and Livelihood

Improvement3. Tourism and Cultural Development4. Health and HIV/AIDS5. Environmental Management and Physical

Planning6. Education and Human Development7. To improve Governance and Management

This is basically a fact sheet on the City. It contains: Introduction and historical background

Demographic profile Administrative and Political profileSocio-Economic Profile Land Use and Urban Development Profile

Environmental Profile

In all the different thematic areas Objectives Specific activities Time frame Actors Comments

For each thematic area, we have Priority :

InterventionsCosts and sources of fundsTime frame.

On 29th January 2010 The Jinja CDS was launched

Next phase was the implementation of the CDS by all stakeholders.

Courtesy of all:◦ participants◦ the leadership and technical Team of UNHABITAT

in particular Madam Cecilia, Njenga and LVRLAC for making it possible

Training by the UNHABITAT of Select staff and Councilors of CDS cities including Jinja Municipal Council

Evaluation by UNHABITAT Consultant.

STRATEGIES AND STRATEGIC ACTION PLANS implementation status.docx

Infrastructural program underway with funds from Uganda government

Jinja central market reconstruction program with funding from central government

Development of a fully fledged public University by MUBS Launching of the beatification program Solid waste improvements in partnership with NEM and Skelleftea

Municipality Boost in tourism through private sector involvement and Tourism

Board Improvement in functions of the land board Continued application of development control procedures Integration of EIA, SEA, EA tools in all development programs of JMC Development of a tourism aster plan Continuation of the CDS focusing on Urban housing development for

the urban poor

Environment is cross cutting issue and should be mainstreamed in development planning Activities for effective implementation.

Mainstreaming is done in view of: ◦ Effective institutional frameworks for intervention◦ Availing of resources, in terms of materials ,

equipment , budgets and human resource ◦ Handling environment challenges within and by

appropriate sectors and appropriate times Mainstreaming of environment issues is best

done at program level, and project level (within the organization and regulation of private organization, through EIA, SEA, Eas and Development planning control.

(a) The CDS is Strategic plan by Jinja Municipal Council to offer guided development ◦ Progreessed after Engagement with UNHabitat

through the LVRLAC AGM in Mwanza◦ First developed the Jinja City development

framework , consultation and documentation 2007-2009

◦ Launched on Jan 2010

Jinja CDS ◦ As a strategic plan there was no funding from Jinja

Municipal Council, CDS hoped to bring the much needed fund

◦ Since the initial Strategic plan formulation was politically initiate d it was first resisted by the technocrats. As a result we had 3 different focal point persons.

◦ Inclusiveness and involvement of stakeholders at all stages of the CDS process through the bottom up approach as hopped to tap silent talents and ownership of the program by the stakeholders.

◦ In the unlikely event that the political leadership changes the CDS program will stay.

◦ City Profiling-much of this was already in place in form of secondary data (population surveys of UBOS , 3 year development plan and departmental reports. CDS hoped to do the city profiling and it stimulated interest in research on the history and development potentials of Jinja.

◦ Prioritization into thematic areas of focus

Launching of the CDS strategy with a clear vision, objectives , strategic action plan and strategic Investments plans.

It has helped to justify Jinja’s request to central Government for elevation to a city

CDS has helped to stimulate private lead development in Jinja in anticipation of a city status

12 groups have benefited from the income generation projects

20 HIV/AIDS families have benefited from the diary goats project.

Several staff and leaders are undergoing training in governance and urban development studies

Exposure through international conferences like the 4th and 5th World Urban Fora

It has helped to bring the 3 East African people closer

Launching of the Beautification program

Little participation of the private sector yet they are the biggest players in sustainable economic development.

Government has not yet conceptualized the CDS process Limited /uncertain resources to implement projects. Political interference Scramble for land EMIS was not completed To much democracy of sensitizing people on the obvious There were Pending elections CDS Not adequately mainstreamed in JMC institution due to

frequent transfers of Town Clerks plus political Disturbance. Coordination team has not consistently, guided the

implementation of city Development plan EM not adequately addressed though practiced in the

organisation

The CDS stimulated the creation of town councils nearby i.e. Bugembe and Kakira town councils. This was an initiative to avoid unplanned development around Jinja.

Has helped to promote public participation and awareness

It has helped to build a network of CDS cities around lake Victoria hence learning from each others experiences

Has been continued with emphasis on slum upgrading by Cities Alliance

I would take the rural in serious consideration as it has a bearing on what goes on in Town

I would take on the hinterland on board from day one for the same and even more reasons.

Thank you