Embakasi East Report

PUBLIC CONSULTATION FOR THE INTEGRATED URBAN DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY COUNTY OF NAIROBI (NIUPLAN) 2014-2030

Workshop proceedings on 13/02/2014 Venue; Mihango Chiefs camp, Embakasi East/Kasarani

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview The objective of NIUPLAN is to provide an integrated urban development framework for coordinated city development. NIUPLAN seeks to integrate all existing sectoral plans in the city and align them to Vision 2030. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 promotes the right to participation of the people as one of its key Principles and Values for sustainable development. The same has been underscored in the County Government Act 2012 and the Urban Areas and Cities Act 2011. In line with this, the Nairobi City County organized 21 public consultations across the City County to allow the citizens to contribute and share their desired aspirations in the development of the City County. The purpose of the consultations is to share with the citizenry the current City situation, challenges and opportunities. The forum also discussed development options in order to build consensus, agreements, priority programmes and projects and chart the way forward. In order to encourage more interactive deliberations, gain more insights into sectoral issues; Thematic Working Groups were organized to achieve this goal.

1.2 Methodology Different approaches were applied during the planning stages in order to ensure that an inclusive

group of participants drawn from different sectors including MCA’s Ward managers, Sub County Administration, religious representatives, mobility associations/groups, market traders, education sector, agriculture sector, public health, women groups, professional and academic groups, private

sector and the general public through print media, posters and social media platforms.

The program was divided into three main sessions. The first session focused on people’s expectations, general issues and the current development situation including various sectors and emerging proposals. This was achieved through presentations in the plenary. The second session

Figure 1: Participants during the consultation

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was conducted through four thematic working groups where participants analyzed further the presentations, identified missing gaps, suggested proposals and built consensus on priority programmes and projects. The third sessions offered opportunity to citizens to provide feedback and to share their proposals in plenary and more importantly to chart the forward and agree on the next steps.

The whole Consultation Process was assisted by a facilitator who gave an overview, purpose and explained the importance of the Process. He then invited key team leaders to make presentations and thereafter facilitated participants to break into four thematic working groups and the plenary feedback and discussions. The small working Groups were co-facilitated by experienced County staff.

1.3 Expectations The main area of contention was on land ownership and proof of ownership as most of the participants requested information on when and if they would be issued with title deeds for their lands as had been promised in prior meetings. Other expectations are as grouped below;

Sectoral expectations • Issuance of Title deeds to residents must

be given first priority • Security lights • Infrastructural issues to be addressed

including; Sewer systems, roads, bridges, water supply etc.

• Address issues on social facilities including schools, hospitals, markets, social halls etc. Karagita hospital currently not operational with the closest public hospital being in Kayole.

• Access roads o medical facilities • Need for more public learning

institutions; only 1 public primary school the rest is private and expensive

• Look into rates for small businesses current rates are similar to those for city centre business enterprises

• Take cognizance of people living with disabilities and provide special schools and physiotherapy centres in each ward

• Guidance on centres where farmers can get information

• The County Government to control development in the area.

• Understanding of controlled development

• Address problems of clean water supply as a priority. Water pipes from GSU have been blocked.

• To get advice on what to do with cartels who have hijacked water provision by blocking existing systems

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• Ways to tap into upcoming investments opportunities

• Livestock nuisance in the area without licenses

• To address concerns regarding land and housing

• Possibility to convert abandoned primary school into social hall or secondary school

• Address concerns of change in developments which might lead to slum growth

• Look into Githunguri –Njiru farm stakeholders’ issues and harassment of residents from stakeholders /agents who sold the land.

• Clarity to residents’ welfare association to answer questions that residents ask and not harass them

• Possibility of assistance from the governor to complete the church

• Possibilities of youth employment in the many companies surrounding the area

• To clarify on whom the land belong to where the chief camp lies.

• Environmental management; pit latrines overflowing during rain seasons

• Youth and employment leading to insecurity

• Waste management • Environment deteriorated; no grass, trees

etc.

• Provisions of institutions for tertiary education

• Spaces for roads; give way for roads construction

• Need for fly overs on busy roads • Confirmation that issues will be

addressed • Services to be provided commensurate

to populations/number of people • Work on a proper relationship between

small businesses and Nairobi city county officers

• ECD teachers to be employed • Projects monitoring and evaluation for

proper implementation stages all through to completion

• Provisions for budget sufficient to complete projects in the area

• Dealing with security issues and on police station

• Creation of an Awareness fund • County administrators at local levels • Public spaces available in the area • City planning department not doing their

job Public participation • Free and open participation • Proper Engagement of public and

continued consultations • Action and implementation through

public participation

1.4 Remarks

1.4.1 Overview The meeting was attended by various local leaders all of whom were keen to address issues of the residents and support actions to provide solutions to this. His Excellency the Governor of

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Nairobi City County, Dr. Evan Kidero also attended this consultation and addressed and provided a wayforward on some of the issues raised by the residents. His remarks are highlighted as part of this section. A brief introduction for the Governor was done by the facilitator who identified significant issues that came up from various constituencies during the consultation process. Key issues mentioned include and are not limited to;

• The need for decentralization of county services and offices • Provision of a platform for engagement with leaders on regular basis. • Increasing concerns on the culture of impunity that has become so pervasive • Uncontrolled developments • Solid waste management • Water supply

• Inadequate social facilities and amenities, some of which have been grabbed.

• Harassment of the youth by both police and County officials

• Increasing insecurity everywhere including in public spaces and the involvement of younger people in violent crimes

• The consultations were highly commended and viewed as new beginning for Nairobi. The stakeholders kept on asking will the Plan be implemented and respected by County Government.

1.4.2 Chairman, Mihango Residents Association,presented their memorandum to the Governor before giving a short brief on the issues as articulated in their memorandum The issues presented include;

• Acquisition of title deeds for legal land ownership

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for the residents in the area .This came out as first in the list of priorities for the residents • The need for proper security was also mentioned as one of the things to be dealt with

urgently • Acquisition of land without going through land buying companies. • Mihango location has increasing health hazards especially to children from poor

sewerage systems and contained water. • The residents currently installing septic tanks for all their development while the largest

sewer lines pass through the area • Poor Water and sewerage systems • Need for access roads • Provisions for Trade centres to remove kiosks from residential areas. Modern market

centres should be established • Lack of public social facilities including social halls, play grounds, recreational areas • Matters of Health and inadequate health facilities • On Education the need for introduction of tertiary learning institutions like youth

polytechnics • Inadequate primary and secondary schools despite the availability of land for the same.

Proposal to establish 2 secondary schools for boys and girls on the space available. • Disaster management preparedness and empowerment, proposal to construct higher

bridges • Environmental degradation, water pollution causing loss of aquatic species • Community centre to be protected as a public utility

1.4.3 MCA Ruai Hon. Daniel Mbogwa Wamweri, expressed his concern that despite having

the largest sewer system passing through Ruai, there’s no functional sewer system in the area and there is need to include provisions for this in the budget lines for the area. Other proposals included; Tarmacking of all roads as most of them are currently in bad of condition; Provide piped water supply for

Figure 2: Hon Wamweri articulating issues.

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residents at least once or twice in a week; Land belonging to county government is available for development proposals and to build facilities that the residents need most importantly health facilities; Have learning facilities well taken care of with enough classrooms and parameter fencing and provide polytechnics in the every ward. 1.4.4 Ward Representative Mr. Paul Kiguathi highlighted that priorities have been given to other areas for development funding thus inhibiting development in Ruai especially infrastructural development. For this reason even with increasing population and developments there is no facilitation for infrastructure to support the same. Mr. Kiguathi mentioned that though necessary developments had been listed none of them have been actualized. The need for water pumping stations and reservoirs for water supply was also expressed. Regularization of land and developments is also a key issue he discussed. He requested that the Governor would take care of issues as represented by the residents and their leaders on the ground.

1.4.5 The Minister Land, Housing and Physical Planning, Hon. Tom Odongo underscored the need for this master plan. He further expounded on the difference between this plan and previous master plans for the city. Mr. Odongo emphasized that unlike other plans made in the past, this one is complete with integration all issues and sectors. This Plan seeks ownership by the public through their contribution to the process and also participation and support during the implementation Phase. Finally before he invited the Governor to speak he touched on the need to re-order development in

Nairobi so as to enhance property and investment value.

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Figure 3: Hon. Tom Odongo speaks during the consultation

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1.4.6 His Excellency the Governor of Nairobi City County, Dr. Evans Kidero address. The Governor started his address by giving a brief history of Nairobi master planning with development and expansion started from the railway area. He made an observation on the changes in the City boundaries and Haphazard growth of the city over time .He talked on issues of population and estimated future population. After independence in 1963 the population was at 300, 000 people in Nairobi.

Currently there are a total of 5 million people during the day and 4miliion at night with the difference being the people who are only in Nairobi for work purposes. The current annual increase in population

in the city is 500 000.With the current population growth rate the projected population in 2050 and 2100 will be at an estimated 16 million and 26 million respectively.

The need for development planning is therefore eminent thus the cooperation with JICA for development planning for short term ,mid-term and long term interventions to address the existing problems.

Responses on Issues raised.

i) Water supply In cognizance to the fact that we currently do not have sufficient water for all, there are plans in place with Nairobi water and Athi water services board for proper and sufficient water provision for all residents in the City of Nairobi. There is currently 500,000m3 water available, of this only 300,000m3 reaches the people with the going being unaccounted for from losses within the system. The total water requirement for the city is 648,000 m3 so only half of this is currently catered for with existing resources. By the year 2050 the water requirement is projected to be at

Figure 4: Governor, Dr. Evans Kidero address some of the issues

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2.5 million m3. It is therefore imperative that something is done now for both current and future needs.

ii) Development Planning All issues raised are connected and need planning to be actualized .These include and are not limited to public spaces, social amenities, issues on health and education, environment etc. The governor assured the participants as far as the issues of legal land ownership documents there are plans to ensure that all land owners in Ruai would receive their title deeds within 2014. He also assured the residents that his office would ensure that those responsible would facilitate sub-division and provisions of documents from the local authority. He mentioned there were a lot of corrupt officers working at City Hall and he was working to address this and deal with such. There’s an assignment that requires a determined person to deliver

iii) Public spaces and utilities Public spaces and public utilities must be used for what they are. Public spaces will not be held by County Government .A Trust between the County Government and the people of Nairobi will be formed to ensure access and use of public spaces in an inclusive and rightful way by the rightful people. All public spaces will be registered with the County Government and such records will be accessible on request .The Governor insisted that buying of public spaces must stop

iv) The Planning process The Planning process has started from the ward level to agree on development priorities so that funds may be allocated for the same .this process calls for public participation and cooperation within the different wards to identify their priorities. To ensure these priorities are presented as discussed validation meetings will be held with public.

There is a commitment to ensure equity in development in the different wards within the Nairobi City County. Cooperation within the county assembly despite of political affiliation is imperative if the chosen leaders are to fulfill the mandate for which they were chosen for. This will also go a long way to ensure development priorities are as identified by the people, said the Governor.

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v) Waste management Waste is everyone’s responsibility thus civic responsibility must be taken into account as a step towards good practice in solid waste management. Despite the need for Public responsibility to keep the city clean the county government is working within its own right to make provisions for solid waste management. There are plans to provide garbage collection and transportation trucks in every ward, designated collection points and dumping sites.

Currently the county government is looking into options for a new dumping site and how to deal with existing waste at the Dandora site, how the waste can be utilized for other purposes. Recycling and reuse of waste will also provide employment opportunities for the youth

vi) Development control There are currently developments that have been put up without approval which is in contrary to existing regulations. In cases where such developments have been put up due to lack of title deeds, these developments shall be legalized using share certificates in cases where deeds are not available. Monitoring and validation processes will be put in place to ensure that legalization are done by the book.

A Committee has been put in place to regularize past developments done without approval. Such regularization will be done after assessment by relevant professionals for structural integrity (architects, engineers etc.) so the owners can receive occupational certificates.

All Developments must meet the set standards and structural plans or drawings must be provided On other issues the Governor asked the residents to make payments on to facilitate for improved service delivery and infrastructural improvements including works on roads, access road, drainage, water and sewer systems .He also demanded the cooperation from relevant institutions and organizations to ensure service delivery failure to which these companies would be put receivership.

On his last note his Excellency the Governor articulated that there would be no room for negotiations in cases where public utility plots had been grabbed and misappropriated and all developments in public utility lands in Tassia would be pulled down.

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2. NIUPLAN PRESENTATIONS

2.1 Overview The last attempt to plan Nairobi City was in the 1973 when the Nairobi metropolitan growth strategy was prepared which had a planning time-frame of up to the year 2000.This strategy was however not fully implemented. The objective of this new 16-year Master Plan is to develop concepts for implementation of urban development projects for sustainable urban development and improvement of living conditions based on integrated urban development plan for Nairobi City. The current proposal is expected to produce an Integrated Urban Development Master Plan for 16 years i.e. 2014-2030; an implementation and management program and selected priority areas and priority projects. The 2014-2030 Master plan the city of Nairobi is analyzed through 6 thematic areas;

� Land use and Human Settlements � Population and Urban Economy � Governance and Institutional Arrangements (capacity development) � Environment � Urban Infrastructure (Solid Waste management ; Storm Water and Sewerage;

Telecommunication; Power Supply) � Urban Transport ( Road, Rail, Air)

The Environment theme is not a key area of focus in these consultations following the recently completed Strategic Environmental Assessment which covered in great depth all issues environment. Reports on these will be provided in due course. The detailed power point presentation is attached

2.2 Key Highlights of the Presentation The presentation highlighted the following issues;

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Urban economy; Industry is identified as main engine for economic development and the backbone for sustainable employment Nairobi city.

City structure; showing development and city expansions from the CBD before 1973 and further outwards beyond city borders towards Thika and the North West as projected for the year 2000 in the 1973 Nairobi Metropolitan Growth strategy

Population frame ; projecting a City population of 5,212,500 by the year 2030 at an annual growth rate of 4.3% .Population densities showing high densities in the east and north east parts of the city.

Development trend; showing change in land use, expanding urbanization and increasing slum are among other aspects

Urban planning ; including the development vision for the city of Nairobi in 2030 ,the different models of city structure that the city might take to, and the proposed development vision of the Central Business District (CBD)

Urban transport; analyzing the traffic sector and issues of concern .In this section also are represented results of an empirical traffic survey conducted in Nairobi to access the traffic situation.

According to the 2004 traffic survey in 2013 ,total traffic increased by 1.66 times, private cars on the road increased by106 thousand which occupies 63% of total increase, Motorcycle increased 9.4 times and light truck increased 3.0 times.

Transport network; highlighting the current transport network and envisioned mass rapid transport plans

Infrastructure; addressing issues of water supply and sewerage systems ,storm water drainage, solid waste management, power supply and telecommunications. Challenges facing the functioning and development of all these aspects of infrastructure are explained in detail in this section.

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Social structure; incorporating social issues including education and health care and the distribution of schools and health centers in the Nairobi City County, the distribution represented exposes the disparities in distribution in comparison to population densities in the different areas bringing out issues of distance and access to these facilities

Governance and institutional arrangements; in this section the basic policy for institutional strengthening is emphasized. Main institutional issues addressed include Development control, urban development management, private sector promotion and public participation

Left: Some of the NCC officials and local leaders during the meeting. Right; local administration in attendance

Figure 5: Thematic groups’ discussions in session

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3. THEMATIC GROUPS FEEDBACK

3.1 Population and urban economyIssues Opportunities Challenges Possible options/proposalsi) Urban economy• Licensing and fees• County by-laws• Unemployment• Land

; Too many licenses; High fees for SMEs; Prohibitive by-laws; Lack of employment

opportunities for the youth; No land for residents to

invest; Youth and women funds

inaccessible

; Consolidate licenses; Remove charges on SMEs; Remove punitive by-laws; Give capital to youth to

start businesses; Establish exchange

programs for the youth; Government projects to be

made accessible to theyouth

; Residents to be givenresources to invest likeother investors

; Remove bureaucracyfrom processes to accessfunds

ii) Population• Social facilities• Uncontrolled developments

; Inadequate health facilities,schools, police posts,security lights ,stadiums

; Children not going toschool

; Establish necessary socialfacilities

; Establish stadiums andcharge some fees for use

; Community workers to besure that children areenrolled and go to school

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; Planners to assessproposed developmentbefore approval of plans

• People with disabilities ; People with disabilities notrecognized

; Recognize and helpdisabled people

; Establish an institutionand provide for disabledpersons especiallychildren

3.2 Governance and institutional arrangementIssues Opportunities Challenges Possible options/proposals• Lack of offices

; Licensing; Security communication; Sub-county managers

• Communication• Uncontrolled businesses along

roads• By pass establishments with

no parking• Insecurity• Lacking social facilities ;open

markets

; Central business areaavailable for shops toremove illegal hawking

; Harassment by countyofficers

; Lack of communicationbetween city county andbusiness community

; Bars operating till lateincreasing insecurity andsocial disturbance

; Provide local Office forlicensing, coordination etc.

; Automated licensing; Reporting and

communication with public; Cooperation between

county and residents toaddress issues jointly

; Formation of committeesthrough residents Mihangoresidents welfare

; Strengthen existingstructures ; education,health, development,environment

; Establish formal market

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; Public awareness ofresidents on security issues

; Bring together all securityagents in the area tostrengthen security delivery

; In house lighting andpublic lighting

; Embrace Nyumba Kumifor security provide anadditional police post

; Provide reserved parkingfor by pass establishments

3.3 Urban Transport and infrastructureIssues Opportunities Challenges Possible options/proposalsi) Urban transport• Road• Rail• Boda-Boda riders

; ; ; Complete unfinished roadconstruction projects

; Re-carpet and repair oldroads like Kangundo road

; Kibiku road to be extendedto Kangundo road

; Roads to be enlarged; Include Lane to access the

Karungari bridge; Provide pedestrian walk

ways; Establish a foot bridge

along the Eastern by pass

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; Consider youth fortendering in new projects.

; Give local youth priority tocomplete local projects

; Vet contractors for properwork and durable roads

; Have rail dual carriage atby pass

; Rail to be provided fromCBD to Ruai

; Policy to ensure Boda-Boda riders undergo propertraining

ii) Urban infrastructure• Solid waste management

; ; No designated wastecollection points

; Waste transportation

; Provide designated wastecollection points

; Ensure regular wastecollection

; Public awareness on solidwaste management

; Trucks to be provided forcollection

• Water ; Soft water boreholeavailable

; ; Mobilise funds tooperationalize existing softwater borehole

; Establish a water reservoirto substitute existingresources

; Construct a water pumping

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station• Sewerage ; Urgent sewer expansion

; Provide working drainagesystems

• Power ; Explore other sources ofenergy e.g. wind, solar,biogas

• Telecommunication ; Establish ICT centre; Improve investment in

computer for schoolsproject

3.4 Land use and human settlementIssues Opportunities Challenges Proposed options/proposals• Subdivision of public utility

lands• No land for public utilities• Bureaucracy in acquiring

property documentation

• Urban agriculture• Development encroaching on

road reserves and drainage• Incompatible land use within

residential areas• Farming along streams• Canopies encroaching in road

reserves

; Identification and profilingof all public utility land

; Enforce planningguidelines on leavingpublic areas as such

; Surrender of grabbed lands; County to address issues of

land buying companies; Put in place an Urban

agriculture policy; Remove developments

from road reserves anddrainage areas

; Finalize sub-division

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schemes and zone areas fordifferent uses

; Integrated planning andsharing of land base datausing GIS

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4. WAY FORWARD & NEXT STEPS The consultation process is ongoing all through Nairobi in the different constituencies till the 13th of February 2014. All the information gathered will be compiled and the public will be invited for a validation workshop to ascertain that all issues have been captured. There are other channels to submit inputs either by walking in to our offices at City hall or through the contact details in this section The next steps;

• City wide consultations ongoing see schedule http://citymasterplan.nairobi.go.ke• Proceedings will be covered and documented accurately • Report to be compiled by 25th February and shared to ensure that all inputs are properly

captured • These proceedings to be included in to the draft final report and final report around June

2014. • March validation workshop with report circulated beforehand including master planning

and SEA outcomes • Reports from previous studies available in the website http://citymasterplan.nairobi.go.ke

Contact details Visit our Website http://citymasterplan.nairobi.go.keE-mail us on [email protected]

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