An investigation on the quality of tenement housing in Soroti Municipality. Case study Moru Apesur Wari

Abstract

Housing is very critical issue that should be given attention and therefore it serves as the index for development in all aspects of life for human beings. Currently in Uganda, physical (Physical planning act,2010) and (lrtrational Physical Planning Standards and Guidelines, 2011) were established to act as development control tool to monitor and enhance the provision of developments that meet the minimum standards making fit for human settlement. The research presents an empirical study that investigates the quality of tenement housing in Moru apesur ward-Eastern Division in Soroti Municipality. Chapter one explains the background on the tenement housing within Uganda, the research problem, objectives, and scope and significant for the study. Chapter two is the review of the various publications and the literature on the nature of the tenement housing, quality of space of tenement housing, perceptions about tenement housing and challenges of tenement housing to planning and design by various scholars and researchers. Chapter three presents a detailed description of the research methods used to achieve the objectives of the study. It addresses in the detail the study area, research design , survey population, sample design, sample size, sampling procedure, choice of data sources and collection tools, data processing, analysis and presentation as well as the limitations of the study. Chapter four.presents the research findings, Chapter five presents the recommendations and conclusion.