Dr. Amanda Ngabirano, the celebrated Makerere University lecturer that has been riding a bicycle to work and advocating for the reduction of vehicles in in the Central Business District (CBD) has been sworn in as the Chairperson of the new National Physical Planning Board (NPPB).
Mrs Ngabirano, a lecturer in the Department of Architecture and Physical Planning, School of Built Environment at College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology – Makerere University is an urban and regional planner, with more than 7 years of professional experience in the area of urban development.
Known for advocating for the decongestation of the city to reduce the traffic, the MAK lecturer is credited for planning the new down-town road network that allocates more space to pedestrians and very little car space so as to discourage usage of vehicles in the area.
Mrs Ngabirano was sworn in by Acting Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo at the High Court premises in Kampala on Tuesday July 14th, 2020.
“The 10-member Board is led by Makerere University’s Mrs Amanda Ngabirano who was handed the instruments of power by the outgoing Chairperson. The event was attended by the Lands Minister Honourable Beti Kamya, State Minister for Urban Development Honourable Isaac Musumba, Minister for Local Government Honourable Raphael Magyezi among other top officials from the Judiciary and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.” A statement from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development reads in part.
Congratulate Dr. Ngabirano!
