Annex 2: Questionnaire for
local leaders
<FROM UNPLANNED SETTLEMENT TO NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
IN KIGALI CITY>
Questionnaire for local leaders in Kigali
city
Dear respondent, my name is MUGISHA John, a student at the
national university of Rwanda in the department of geography. I am conducting a
research on unplanned settlements in Kigali city with a case study of Amahoro
cell, with the objective of `assessing the challenges of the transition
from unplanned settlement to new housing development in Kigali city'.
Your responses will serve a great deal towards achieving this
objective.
IDENTIFICATION:
a. Position:
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b. Administrative level:
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QUESTIONS:
1. According to the national housing policy for Rwanda, 80% of
Kigali is composed of unplanned settlements. Is this a problem to housing
development in Kigali?
a. Yes
b. No
2. If the previous answer is yes, how is informal settlement
defined in Kigali city?
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3. Is housing development at a good stage in Kigali city?
a. Yes
b. No
4. If yes, how? If no, why?
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5. If yes, what are the main factors that are helping housing
development to boost?
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6. If no, what are the main factors that hinder the housing
development industry in Rwanda?
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7. In line with the implementation of the KCMP, Kigali master
plan implementation projects have been developed starting with immediate
developmental zones. Is this redevelopment clearing or relocating the existing
informal settlements?
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8. If the previous answer is yes, who are the main
stakeholders in this redevelopment project?
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9. Could you explain the main stages in this redevelopment
project implementation and relocation/expropriation of existing unplanned
settlements?
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10. Are there problems that you faced in redeveloping Ubumwe
cell zone?
a. Yes
b. No
11. If the previous answer is yes, which ones?
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12. How many households in that were relocated from Ubumwe
cell?
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13. What have been planned for them?
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14. Where are they actually living?
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15. What challenges are they facing?
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16. According to Kigali conceptual master plan, a bigger part
of Muhima sector (150 Ha), and Amahoro cell inclusive, is planned for the
central business district (CBD1). Yet, at present there is a large living in
informal settlements. What do you plan for them?
a. Expropriating them
b. Upgrading their houses
c. Relocating them
d. Evicting them
17. Is there another site that will receive expropriated or
evicted residents from the central business district zone?
a. Yes
b. No
18. If yes, where will be the site?
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19. What strategies are you using to implement the new housing
development in Kigali city according to the master plan?
a.
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b.
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c.
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20. What challenges do the implementation of these strategies
face?
a.
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b.
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21. What do you think will be the impacts of implementing
Kigali conceptual master plan on the residents in informal houses?
a. Positive impacts
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ii.
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iii.
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b. Negative impacts
i.
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ii.
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iii.
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22. What does the plan to overcome the negative impacts?
a.
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b.
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23. What would you recommend the residents or the Kigali city
council for decent and socially inclusive housing?
a.
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b.
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Thank you for your time!
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