The process to develop two Master Plans for the districts of Kicukiro and Gasabo in the City of Kigali is ongoing.
The purpose of both Master Plans for the two districts is to ensure the future sustainability of land use and further facilitate development of investment both districts.
The process to develop both Master Plans begun early this year in February and will be completed in 12 months after kick-off.
Once implemented both Master Plans will ensure and guide development in the city in the next 20 to 30 years.
The two Master Plans will integrate the existing sub-area plans of Kimihurura and Kinyinya in Gasabo, and Rebero and Masaka in Kicukiro and other existing zones.
Development of the detailed Master Plan for Gasabo and Kicukiro districts which together with the completed Master Plan of Nyarugenge district and smaller sub-area projects will eventually form the complete Kigali City Master Plan.
Some of the major projects to be integrated with Kicukiro and Gasabo Master Plans include the Nyarugenge district Master Plan and the urban design for the Central Business District (CBD).
It will also have the sub-area plans for Rebero, which would eventually host the Resort, Conference Centre and will be available for residential development.
Other projects to be integrated will include the new railway project that links Kigali to Tanzania and Burundi and the Bugesera International Airport among others.
The City of Kigali also announces that it contracted Surbana International Consultants, a technical firm based in Singapore (with a liaison office in Kigali) to review the planning, direction and strategies for the entire city while integrating all the past planning and development initiatives undertaken.
Surbana will also prepare the detailed Master Plan, Urban Design (for key areas) and also develop control guidelines for Gasabo and Kicukiro districts.
“The contracted technical experts will also establish a Geographic Information System (GIS) database for the entire city with information on proposed land use and development control guidelines that will be made easily available to the public on an interactive web platform in the future,” said Liliane Mupende the Director of Urban Planning at City of Kigali.
“This GIS platform would be integrated with the Construction Permit Management Information System (MIS) platform currently being developed in collaboration with the World Bank/IFC and the ICF. Also it is important to note that these Master Plans once implemented will be a solution to those who want to develop their plots but had been previously limited by the lack of detailed plans and zoning guidelines,” she added.
City of Kigali would like to inform the public particularly the residents of Kigali City that they will be extensively engaged during the preparation of the district Master Plans through public engagement meetings, public exhibitions and radio talk shows.
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