Investigating The Cause Of The Mismatch Between The Planned and Implemented Road Infrastructure : A case study of Kooki Ward, Lyantonde Town Council.
Abstract
The study is concerned with investigating and identifying the gaps that lead to failure of
implementation of physical development plans hence causing a mismatch between the planned
and implemented road infrastructure
The general objective of the study was to investigate the cause of the failure of the opened roads
to follow the Physical Plan of Kooki ward in Lyantonde town council. The specific objectives
included; identify the roads that comply with the plan and those that do not; finding out why some
roads comply with the plan and others do not; proposing appropriate strategies for roads to be
implemented following the detailed plan Layout for Kooki Ward. The researcher collected data
from 33 respondents of whom 10 were purposively selected and 23 were randomly selected from
Kooki ward. Data was collected using a combination of in-depth interviews and questionnaires as
well as analysis of secondary data sources.
The study concludes that physical planning carries little significance in the area of study to both
the planning authority and the community which has hindered implementation of the roads as per
the approved lay out plan for Kooki ward in Lyantonde Town Council. Consequently, politicians
have utilized the weakness in the planning system to influence development as regards
implementation of roads for their personal credits towards their voters to enable them ascertain
more support in future. The enforcement structure of Lyantonde Town Council is also weak
comprising of only one technical personnel who cannot effectively enforce compliance of the
layout plan.
The study recommends that the planning authority should register all land in the area of study;
ensure that all stakeholders are involved in planning at an early stage to agree on the road network
within their area. In addition, there should be massive sensitization about the value benefits of the
roads in their area to reduce compensation costs for access roads leading to individual plots. The
planning authority should come up with strategies of linking technocrats and stakeholders who are
the beneficiaries.