Kisumu County has rolled out a Ksh1.4 billion project to transform slums into modern residential areas after it qualified for the second Kenya Informal Settlements Improvements Project (KISIP 2) funded by the World Bank.
The slums set for the upgrade are; Nyalenda, Obunga, Manyatta, Migosi, Nyawita, Kaloleno, Shauri Moyo, Kibuye and Muhoroni
Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o said that they will also facelift roads, street lighting, water pipes, sewer lines and solid waste management facilities.
He noted that Chaju Builders have been awarded the tender to construct sewer lines, toilets and ablution blocks, tarmac roads and street lights installation in Obunga, Kibuye, Migosi, Bandani and Kaloleni for the first phase of the project.
Physical Planning, Housing and Urban Development CEC Kennedy Hongo said that a similar project will be carried out in Muhoroni under the second lot funded by the African Development Bank. The tender has been awarded to Octagon Firm.
The county government is also working with the UN-Habitat and European Union to provide affordable houses in the slums.
Nyong’o said that they have successfully completed the Kisumu City Physical and Land Use Development Plan.
The Plan will help develop a future framework for five key areas of the city; the historical urban core, Kisumu Waterfront, CBD, the informal areas and the extended city boundaries.
Nyong’o said this plan will serve as an essential tool in guiding urban growth systematically and sustainably.
He noted that the county has also started the process of zoning Kisumu.
The zones are; Urban Core (Lake Front, CBD, Commercial and Auji) Urban Renewal and Regeneration (Slum Belt), Eastern Extension (Nyamasaria, Kibos) and Northern Extension (Kisian Otonglo, Kiboswa, Wathorego and Gita).
By Fredrick Odiero
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