Managing Urban Growth in Secondary Cities and Towns in Kenya

<p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Episode 6 of the Series focussing on urban governance and how to get it right in managing urban growth in towns and cities in Kenya.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Show guest: Dennis Abuya is a Registered Physical Planner currently working with the County Government of Kiambu. He holds a<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Master’s Degree in Urban Management and a degree in Urban and Regional Planning - both from the University of Nairobi.</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Listen or watch to understand:</strong></span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How Kiambu County is developing and changing in the spatial and socio-economic form.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">The development character and trends in rapidly urbanizing and emerging towns.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If the growth of these towns followed any management guidelines and regulations.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Current management challenges hindering sustainable growth of these towns.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">What the future is of these towns and what role urban authorities can play for sustainability and for tackling the challenges.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How the County has worked with AKiRNA to negotiate and drive the region's present and future development?<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Foreseeable opportunities with well managed urban and peri-urbans areas.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Kiambu County’s system to deliver better cities and towns.</span></li> <li class="li2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">How the County is steering the development and growth of the region.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li> <li class="li2"><span s