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Increasing population and urbanization of most of the cities with their continuous socioeconomicdevelopment and experiences put pressure on the components of the environment thatare essential for their sustainable development. This includes urban wetlands which are parts ofthe veritable resources for the sustenance of societal ecosystems. This study assesses theprocess of wetland degradation in Nsooba, Kampala through the identification of the currentanthropological activities that encourage the wetland degradation and also examined the levelsof the water quality in its pools during the dry and wet seasons. This was done throughquestionnaire administration and physicochemical analysis. The study identifies the prevalenceof constructions activities in the wetland area which crippled the flow of its stream. The resultsof the physicochemical analysis of the water quality of the pools/channels depicted that the pHvalues of both the wet and dry seasons were within acceptable limits while the BiochemicalOxygen Demand (BOD5) was above the acceptable limits during the wet seasons signifyingmoderate organic pollution. In the end, the study advocates the need for the Kampala CapitalCity Authority (KCCA) to develop a framework that will encourage the sustainability of thecity wetlands. This includes enforcement procedures that will control and stop the destructiveanthropogenic activities that pervade the wetlands in the city