Kampala
Central Region, Uganda · Population 1,797,722
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Flooding, power and water are the daily worries. Below them: what a Yaka token buys, garbage fees, a fair fare, and what neighbours pay for charcoal, water and gas.
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Which Areas Flood When It Rains
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Is the Power Out?
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Is the Water Off?
What Your Yaka Buys
How many units a Yaka token buys at ERA's published national tariff, what those units actually run, and a check on whether your last purchase came out at the right rate.
What Garbage Collection Should Cost
The fee KCCA's own contract sets for household waste collection, what is collected free and on which day, which company is licensed in each zone, and who to call when the truck does not come.
What Should This Ride Cost?
Tick your boda, matatu or special-hire trips and see what they should fairly cost in shillings — with the inflated ask to refuse and how to hold the fair price.
What Charcoal, Water and Gas Cost Right Now
What neighbours actually paid this month for a sack of charcoal, a vendor's jerrycan of water, a kilo of posho and a gas refill — the daily costs nobody publishes a price for.
Where Does It Flood?
Kampala's flood black-spots on a map — the low areas that go under, the roads that flood, and where the real warnings come from.
The Days Kampala Fills Up
The days each year that bring big crowds and road closures to Kampala — Martyrs' Day, the Kabaka's Run, the City Festival — when they fall and what they do to the city.
Who to Call in Kampala
The numbers Kampalans need in one place — emergencies, Mulago, water, power and KCCA, with tappable numbers.
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Changelog
- New toolShipped a resident-reported price board for charcoal, water, posho and gas
- New toolWhat garbage collection should cost
- New toolWhat your Yaka buys
- Town updateAdded a sketch of Kampala's hills and Rubaga Cathedral
- New toolThe days Kampala fills up
- New toolA map of where Kampala floods
- New toolKampala: is the water off?
- New toolKampala: what should this ride cost?
- New toolShipped Which Areas Flood for Kampala
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