The study entitled “the impact of urbanization on
the waste management in Rwanda. A case of Kagarama sector in Kicukiro District 2010-2020”
was conducted to assess how urbanization has affected waste management in Kigali city more specifically in Kagarama sector. Due to the insufficient data from waste collecting companies
and secondary sources, primary data were used to complete the data gap. Primary data were collected from a survey of 356 households located in Kagarama sector. Pictures were taken and waypoints were taken using GPS to allocate households and places of poor handled waste. Data analyses were made using descriptive and inferential statistics and special data were interpreted based on the key observations. Findings shows that urbanization in Kigali city is increasing
but is associated to unplanned urban houses where which 79.7% in Kagarama sector, Kicukiro district