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Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has said developers of unauthorised structures must voluntarily declare and seek approval, failure of which they will face the law.

KCCA also indicates that it is working on estimates of structures that are suspected to be illegal.

Responding to Monitor inquiries in Kampala yesterday, Mr Vincent Byendaimira, the KCCA director for physical planning, said they plan to give developers of illegal structures a grace period within which they will be expected to declare and submit plans for already-built structures that were not permitted.

“The starting date will be agreed on by [KCCA] Council, but it has to be before the year ends. Initially, we will give two months. Should we get a bigger response than is anticipated, necessitating additional time, that will be done,” he said.

In 2022, KCCA indicated there were more than 4,000 illegal structures within Kampala which had increased due to challenges of low inspection.

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