Abstract

Increasing population and urbanization of most of the cities with their continuous socioeconomic
development and experiences put pressure on the components of the environment that
are essential for their sustainable development. This includes urban wetlands which are parts of
the veritable resources for the sustenance of societal ecosystems. This study assesses the
process of wetland degradation in Nsooba, Kampala through the identification of the current
anthropological activities that encourage the wetland degradation and also examined the levels
of the water quality in its pools during the dry and wet seasons. This was done through
questionnaire administration and physicochemical analysis. The study identifies the prevalence
of constructions activities in the wetland area which crippled the flow of its stream. The results
of the physicochemical analysis of the water quality of the pools/channels depicted that the pH
values of both the wet and dry seasons were within acceptable limits while the Biochemical
Oxygen Demand (BOD5) was above the acceptable limits during the wet seasons signifying
moderate organic pollution. In the end, the study advocates the need for the Kampala Capital
City Authority (KCCA) to develop a framework that will encourage the sustainability of the
city wetlands. This includes enforcement procedures that will control and stop the destructive
anthropogenic activities that pervade the wetlands in the city