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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: RVtitem on October 25, 2014, 03:13:43 PM
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In an attempt to decongest the capital, the Government is planning six new cities that will reorganise economic activities around the city.
That Nairobi’s socio-economic services are stretched to the limit is not in doubt. In fact, over the years, urban planners have grappled with the problem of decongesting the city whose population is now close to four million. Various interventions have been outlined but little seems to have changed in urban development. But did you know that the Government has an ambitious plan to disperse much of Nairobi’s population through the creation of six new cities? In March 2013, then Lands minister James Orengo signed a document entitled, Spacial Planning Concept for Nairobi Metropolitan Region, in which six thematic cities are included as part of an ambitious Government plan to reorganise economic activities around the city. This followed a presidential executive order in May 2008 that also saw the establishment of Nairobi Metropolitan Development Ministry. The new region covers Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kajiado and Murang’a counties. Here are the new cities. Aerotroplis The central core of the aerotropolis will be located towards Thika and will comprise a new international airport, a CBD and other commercial and administrative units. The town will sit on 2,000 hectares, excluding the area for the proposed airport. It is envisaged that all air transport related activities, currently scattered all over the current city and beyond, will be centralised in the aerotropolis. The structure of the new city will take advantage of two major roads in the vicinity: Garissa Road and the Great Eastern by-pass. Like the other new towns, the aerotropolis will accommodate a population of 100,000 with population density of 50 people per hectare. Fifty-five per cent of the working population will be engaged in the service sector at the proposed airport and another 15 per cent in the airport related industrial area.
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/lifestyle/article/2000139159/coming-soon-kenya-s-world-class-metropolis?pageNo=1
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Kenyan negro likes fancy things. Outstanding lack of priorities. Konza city hasn't a milli pip of progress since inception and now this.
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...yet another Lego City
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Lego city indeed. Gov should concentrate on providing infrastructure and gov services....and the city will grow organically. They didn't have to plan for a city to develop in Upper hill and Westland. It happens organically.
In the meantime let gov concentrate on current trashpolis named Nairobi City.....in other areas..it just need to provide roads, water, electricity, schools, hospitals and the rest will be taken care by private sector and individuals.
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Lego city :) That's a new one. But calling it lego is even giving it too much credit. It seems the government has a better bet at investing in manufacturing lego instead. They already have several working prototypes.
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RVT
Your son / daughter can build one as you watch. Its practical make believe.
http://www.lego.com/en-us/city/panorama/great-vehicles
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Lego city :) That's a new one. But calling it lego is even giving it too much credit. It seems the government has a better bet at investing in manufacturing lego instead. They already have several working prototypes.
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What you outline below are the standard steps to killing a slum. The process never fails. You apply it to Kibera, Mathare, Kawangware and it is faster than waving a magic wand! The catch is to maintain the infrastructure even if it means using armed forces. Otherwise you still end up with Rio, where public utilities are sub let by gangs.
Lego city indeed. Gov should concentrate on providing infrastructure and gov services....and the city will grow organically. They didn't have to plan for a city to develop in Upper hill and Westland. It happens organically.
In the meantime let gov concentrate on current trashpolis named Nairobi City.....in other areas..it just need to provide roads, water, electricity, schools, hospitals and the rest will be taken care by private sector and individuals.
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I think in the future we need to define what gov service really are. Right now gov all over the world basically can do everything or nothing.
We need to define what gov is expected to do..for instance..gov is expected to build a road...not to be running dukas..or building lego city...in select areas.
This can be done in the constitution as part of the contract btw Gov and the people or codified in law. It easy to hold gov responsible for failing to collect garbage than to have individual approach where a kibera resident sues gov for gov failure to provide food or housing to him.
What you outline below are the standard steps to killing a slum. The process never fails. You apply it to Kibera, Mathare, Kawangware and it is faster than waving a magic wand! The catch is to maintain the infrastructure even if it means using armed forces. Otherwise you still end up with Rio, where public utilities are sub let by gangs.
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In an ideal situation, Gov should be like a headman = Nyapara. He should find the highest point at a labor camp and stand on it looking down as the workers do their job. The workers in this case are Private companies, State owned companies with no special privileges, County owned companies, NGOs as we know them, Individuals, etc. The Gov should identify areas it wants interventions and then float tenders and offer incentives. It should fairly select the best offers / bids and supervise the implementation either directly or through a tendered consultancy.
There is no limit. I once had a useless argument with PK over garbage in which I pointed out that nobody needs pay to dispose of garbage but that Counties should get paid for allowing somebody to collect garbage. A few weeks or months later we started seeing contracts "similar to what Omollo suggested.." being signed left right and center. I say the same: We do not need to pay anybody to build a road! They should pay us to allow them to build the road! This is applicable to all manner of infrastructural projects - sewage, drainage, hospitals, name it! I can explain the principle if need be but suffice to say, a well constructed road lasting 100 years can have a meter showing the traffic and attract the same amount from the fuel levy to be paid to the investor. This is easier than operating a toll station.
I think in the future we need to define what gov service really are. Right now gov all over the world basically can do everything or nothing.
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RV
What’s the status of this big city???