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KITUI LEARNING STUDIO: COMMUNITY VISION SETTING, PARTICIPATORY PLANNING AND DESIGN WORKSHOPS

After successful completion of first phase of collaborative engagement in generating baseline data, analysis and validation, the studio embarked in to subsequent phase.

Thu, 2017-06-29 09:23
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"Towards a New Urban Agenda" CURI Annual Report 2015

The theme of the CURI 2015 Annual Report is Towards a Urban New Agenda, in acknowledgement of the adoption of the new 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development, and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The SDG’s provide much to reflect on, and to the Centre, they have provided an avenue to re-direct our focus towards sustainability, in our bid to be a Centre of excellence in promoting urban research, innovations and effective planning in Africa and beyond.

Tue, 2017-05-09 11:41
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Prospects for Innovative, Resilient and Inclusive Urban Development, CURI Conference

The Centre for Urban Research and Innovations (CURI) and its partners namely Akiba Mashinani Trust (AMT), Slum Dwellers International (SDI), the Federation for Urban Poor (Muungano wa Wanavijiji) and University of California, Berkeley, have in the last 7 years been focused on research and collaborative action aimed at promoting sustainable urban development.

Tue, 2017-04-04 14:42
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UNLOCKING THE POVERTY PENALTY AND UPSCALING THE RESPECT FOR RIGHTS

The month of September, 2016 saw the Centre engage with the residents of Kiandutu and Mukuru Viwandani informal settlements in Phase II of the IDRC sponsored project dubbed “Unlocking the Poverty Penalty, and Upscaling the Respect for Rights in Informal Settlements”.

Wed, 2017-02-22 17:03
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The Beginning of the End of NGO’s and Cartels in Kenya’s informal Settlements

Service provision in majority of Kenya’s informal settlements is predominantly controlled by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) and cartels. This phenomenon is prompted by government’s reluctance to provide services in informal settlements owing to their informal nature.

Slum Lords among the Greatest Impediment to Informal Settlement Improvement in Nairobi

Land tenure is among the key elements that define slum settlements. The lack of tenure security limits both private and public investments in settlements translating to slum conditions. The form of land tenure also has implications on which settlements get upgraded whether by government, communities or other partners.

What Isn't Emali Town

Emali town is a small town that lies along the Northern Corridor, in both Makueni and Kajiado Counties. A larger commercial part of the town lies in Makueni County while the section in Kajiado County is predominantly for residential use. The Mombasa - Kampala Railway and now the Standard Gauge Railway act as town’s border of Kajiado and Makueni County.

An urban planner's take on the multi-billion dollar standard gauge railway project

The Country is currently engaged in deliberations for undertaking a huge construction project that will have far-reaching impact on many aspects of the social, spatial, economic, environmental, and political consequences both now and in future. As we read about cost issues as well as the operational and political repercussions of the same, and what this project has to do to serve the economy, Planners have to ask and confront some fundamental questions:

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