Uganda’s Jinja City Waste Data Management goes Digital: The SafiSiti Platform is changing the status quo

By Johnstone Baguma & Kellen Kanyunyuzi: This article presents part of interventions (in Urban Waste Management) undertaken by our Partner ToroDev a member of the DataCities Consortium with ODA’s Technical Support to contribute to the building of practical and resilient data systems in Uganda’s emerging cities, since 2023. The piloting of these interventions is currently underway in […]
Jinja South division’s best and worst revenue collection months as of 19 March 2025: January and October respectively.
Jinja South Division Revenue Collections per month As of 19th March 2025, FY 24/25
Jinja North Division Revenue collected from Trading License per month each financial year.
Fort Portal City Street Parking Data Analysis: Number of Vehicles parked on each street from July 2023 – February 2024.

Read full Analysis presentation here.
Empowering Local Businesses in Jinja City: The Road to Better Licensing Data

Local businesses are the lifeblood of Uganda’s emerging Jinja City’s economy, driving innovation, creating jobs, and building a resilient urban community. As Jinja City embraces a data-driven future, enhancing the way trading licenses are managed has become a priority, supported every step of the way by DataCities Consortium (ToroDev – ODA, Sunbird AI and UNGP). […]
Unlocking Jinja City’s Potential: A New Era for Property Tax Data Management

Uganda’s emerging Jinja City is stepping boldly into a new era of data-driven property tax management, one that aims to improve local services for residents, infrastructure, and the community at large. At the heart of this transformation is a renewed focus on data-driven urban economic decisions and policymaking, supported by the expertise and collaboration of […]
Fort Portal City’s Property tax data analysis (December – 2024)

Gaps Identified in the Dataset and Recommendations Download full presentation made by the City’s Data focal person.
The use of an Integrated Revenue Administration System (IRAS) in Fort portal city.

The Integrated Revenue Administration System (IRAS) is an online and mobile application platform to enable local governments and cities collect revenue through registration, assessment, billing, payment awareness raising for taxpayers, and connecting residents to local governments. Payments for Other Non-Tax Revenues gathered by the Local Governments are registered using this procedure. They include the cost of registration, tenders, nominations, […]
Jinja City – North Divison’s Revenue Collected from Trading Licenses for each Financial Year