Nairobi County To Declare Nairobi River a Special Planning Area
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's administration intends to declare the Nairobi River Corridor as a Special Planning Area.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja's administration intends to declare the Nairobi River Corridor as a Special Planning Area.
In a statement published in a local daily, the county's Built Environment and Urban Planning CEC Patrick Mbogo, says the move follows a request by the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, and in exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 52, and 53 of the Physical and Land Use Planning Act, 2019.
"The Corridor spans the area along Nairobi River from Naivasha Road to Ruai, including the Nairobi River's tributaries. The corridor covers a spatial area extending 60m beyond the high water mark on each side of the River (30m Riparian corridor and an additional 30m Development area)," read the statement.
This declaration, he says, will enable the preparation of a Local Physical Development and Land use plan.
The plan will provide a framework for river regeneration, floodhazard mitigation, riparian-land-use and redevelopment of the land including infrastructure development and construction of Social and Affordable housing and associated social and physical infrastructure.
It will also encompass a financing structure for developing the special planning area.
This multi-sectoral Planning process will be undertaken by the Nairobi City County Government in collaboration with the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, Nairobi Rivers Commission, National Environmental Management Authority, and other relevant stakeholders.
"We hereby invite members of the public to submit their comments on this proposal in writing within 14 days through email address: email [email protected] or P.O. Box 30075-00100, Nairobi, " said Mbogo.