Annex 1: Questionnaire for
residents
<FROM UNPLANNED SETTLEMENT TO NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
IN KIGALI CITY>
Questionnaire for residents in Amahoro cell of Muhima
sector
Dear respondent, my name is MUGISHA John, a student at the
national university of Rwanda in the department of geography. I am conducting a
research on unplanned settlements in Amahoro cell with the objective of
`assessing the challenges of the transition from unplanned settlement
to new housing development in Kigali city'
Questions for this research are solely intended to fulfill the
academic requirements for a bachelor's degree at the national university of
Rwanda in geography department. Your responses and feelings will only be used
for academic purposes.
IDENTFICATION:
1. Name of the respondent (optional):
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2. Village (Umudugudu):
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3. Cell:
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QUESTIONS:
A. OWNERSHIP STATUS
1. Is this house your own? Or you pay rental fees?
a. My own b. rent
2. Use of the house:
a. Residential b. commercial
c. Residential and Commercial
3. If it is your own, when did you acquire the plot?
a. 1960-1970 b. 1971-1980 c.
1981-1990 d. 1991-1994 e. 1995-2000
f.2001-2005 g.2006-2011
4. How did you get your plot?
Through: a. purchase b. inheritance
c. gift d. the government
e. squatting
f. Other Specify:
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5. Do you have any legal property document of the plot? Yes
No
If yes, specify the document(s):
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6. Do you hold a building permit? Yes
No
7. Which administrative level issued the permit?
a. Umudugudu b. cell c. Sector
e. District f. Kigali city council
g. Other:
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B. NATURE OF THE HOUSE
8. Roof: a. iron sheet b. clay tiles
c. other: ...............................................................
9. Wall: a. burnt bricks b. Adobe bricks
c. earth and wattle d. other: ...........................
10. Floor: a. earth b. cement c.
Tiles d. other: ........................................
C. RESIDENT'S PERCEPTION ON NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN
KIGALI CITY
11. Employment status of the head of household
a. Public employee
b. Private organization employee
c. Self-employed
d. Casual laborer
12. What is the total number of household members?
a. 1-3
b. 1-5
c. 1-7
d. 1-9
e. <9
13. How much money is earned by the household per month?
a. Less than 10,000 Rwf
b. Between 10,000 and 50,000 Rwf
c. Between 50,000 and 200,000 Rwf
d. Between 200,000 and 400,000 Rwf
e. More than 400,000 Rwf
D. RESIDENTS' PERCEPTION ON NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN
KIGALI CITY
14. How do you judge the state of housing in your
neighborhood?
a. Poor
b. Good
c. Very good
15. Kigali city is implementing its conceptual master plan.
What does it mean to you?
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16. What do you think is the importance of the master plan?
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17. How do you think the implementation of Kigali conceptual
master plan will affect you?
It will: a. evict me b. expropriate me
c. build a decent house for me
18. If your plot is susceptible to expropriation in public
interest, what would you prefer?
a. Compensation and helped to get another house
b. Compensation and helped to get a serviced plot
c. Compensation alone
d. Refuse
19. What do you think would be the impacts on you if
expropriated?
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20. Former residents of Ubumwe cell who were relocated to
Batsinda complain that they were paid cheaply and that Kigali city wanted to
make enormous profits from Ubumwe cell. What is your perception on this
matter?
a. It is true
b. It is false
c. They were paid fairly
d. Indifferent
21. What would you demand if you were among expropriated
residents of Ubumwe cell?
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22. How do you judge the expropriation process in Kigali city?
The expropriation cost is:
a. Low b. good c. need to be
increased d. involves corruption
23. What challenges do you envisage in the new housing
development in Kigali city?
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24. What do you recommend the Kigali city council towards
decent housing?
a.
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b.
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Thank you very
much!
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