NUDP Sessional Paper No.6 of NUDP background & coverage

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1 Urban Development Department NUDP Sessional Paper No.6 of NUDP background & coverage January, 2018 Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development

2 National Urban Dev Policy 2 NUDP is a flagship project of Kenya Vision 2030 A study on Kenya s urbanisation trends in 2008 recommended a need for a comprehensive NUDP. The policy was developed between ; alive to the new constitution. The whole process was funded by SIDA and completed WB. Making Kenyan Towns Work!"

3 Formulation Development & validation of a Concept Paper; Formation of steering committees & 10 thematic groups; Joint consultative workshops; Policy issues - harmonization workshops; Regional workshops; Professionals/academia consultation forum; and National conference. Making Kenyan Towns Work!"

4 Formulation : Draft NUDP completed 2013: 1 st update, in the light of the new dispensation. 2014: 1 st (new) counties consultation 2015: 2 nd counties consultation plus CoG 2016: February, national forum in KICC 2016: October, Cabinet discussed and approved the policy by its Special Committee. 2017: Sessional Paper. Making Kenyan Towns Work!"

5 Vision & overall objective 5 Vision: To have secure, well governed, competitive and sustainable urban areas and cities that contribute to the realisation of the broader national development goals articulated in the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and Vision Overall Objective: To provide a framework for sustainable urban development in Kenya for the benefit of all. Making Kenyan Towns Work!"

6 Specific objectives 6 Promote effective governance and management of urban areas (proposals in Part 2); Build efficient financial management systems in urban areas (proposals in Part 3); Create systems for vibrant economic growth and development in urban areas (proposals in Part 4); Making Kenyan Towns Work!"

7 Objectives, cont 7 Mainstream spatial planning to drive spatial urban development (proposals in Part 5); Improve access to land of the right quality for urban development (proposals in part 6); Promote urban environmental planning and management as well as climate change adaptation in urban areas and cities (proposals also in Part 6); Making Kenyan Towns Work!"

8 Objectives, end 8 Promote the development of requisite infrastructure and services in urban areas and cities (proposals in Part 7); Support the development of affordable housing of acceptable quality in urban areas and cities (proposals in Part 8); and, Mainstream urban safety and disaster risk management in urban planning and development (proposals in Part 9). Making Kenyan Towns Work!"

9 NUDP structure & contents 9 1. Urbanisation trends. URBAN MANAGEMENT: 2. Governance; 3 Finance; 4. Economy. URBAN CORE: 5. Planning; 6. Land, environment and climate change; 7. Infrastructure; 8. Housing; 9. Disaster and risk management. URBAN ADVISORY 10. Social issues; 11. Marginalised groups; 12. Cross-cutting issues. 13. Implementation framework. Making Kenyan Making Kenyan Towns Work! " Work!"

10 URBAN MANAGEMENT Urban governance: the ways in which individuals and institutions - public and private - plan and manage the common affairs of urban areas and cities. Our legislation is supportive! 3. Urban finance: a continuing weakness that must be addressed with urgency. 4. Urban economics: Kenya s principal cities and urban areas are the engines of economic growth, accounting for about 70% of GDP. Making Kenyan Making Kenyan Towns Work! " Work!"

11 URBAN CORE Urban planning: growing challenge of secondary cities new Kenya Urban Programme (KenUP). 6. Land and environment: need far better GIS data and protective interventions. 7. Urban infrastructure: a key to economic growth and an influence on spatial form. 8. Housing provision: dominated by private sector. 50% living in informal locations. 9. Urban disaster: preparedness is very weak. Making Kenyan Making Kenyan Towns Work! " Work!"

12 URBAN ADVISORY 12 Social issues: education, health, open spaces, sport (ensuring land provision for all). Marginalised groups: poverty, the elderly, youth, disabled, street families, gender issues. Implementation: assigning roles, setting priorities, programming & budgeting, resourcing, PPPs and M&E. Engagement with counties on dissemination. implementation matrix has been included. Making Kenyan Making Kenyan Towns Work! " Work!"

13 13 ASANTE SANA!! Making Kenyan Towns Work! " Kenyan Towns Work!"