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Shauri Kwa Uaminifu A guide Of Nairobi City Development Ordinances And Zones DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING “In Pursuit of Excellence in Local Planning” Foreword by Director of City Planning The planning system plays an important role in modern society. It is meant to protect amenity and the environment in the public interest. How we live our lives is shaped by where we live. Our planning regulations therefore have to cover many different situations that influence the shape of lives of every city resident and help protect the urban environment. This pamphlet gives a simplified guide to those aspects of the development ordinances that every property developer in this City requires in setting up any form of development – be it residential, commercial, industrial, institutional or religious. With the continued high rate of urbanization, the City Council of Nairobi has a duty to use planning controls to ensure that development is allowed only where it is needed, while ensuring that the character and amenity of the area are not adversely affected. For a concerted approach to achieve these planning objectives, this pamphlet gives prospective developers general planning guidelines that would hasten awareness on development control, ease the procedures for making development applications and hence curtail inappropriate illegal developments. It is, therefore, my humble submission that for effective planning interpretation and compliance, both our civic leaders and professionals – who have the power and knowledge – have to sustain this challenge by helping and involving the city residents in making this city a more pleasant place to live in. Patrick Tom Odongo 1 Overview The information contained here is based on what the City Planning Department is already doing to control development in the entire city and is open to challenges to do it better. To improve on outcomes, development control will only be effective if all stakeholders work closely together. Towards this direction, this pamphlet is a summary of planning ordinances to be shared with interested stakeholders to ensure that development control, and indeed the wider planning agenda is being implemented effectively across the city. The summary, in tabular form from page 3, shows the zone number on the first column, followed by the corresponding geographical area covered in the second column. A brief description or name(s) of the covered area(s) is given in this column. For those who are not seasoned in interpreting the contents of this column, the relevant departmental reference map number is given in the fifth column. These maps can be accessed on request. The third and fourth columns show the percentages of permitted Ground Coverage (GC) and Plot Ratios (PR) respectively. The sixth column shows the type(s) of development allowed, while the general minimum zone plot size is indicated on the seventh column. The eighth and last column gives the general policy issues for elaboration. For further information, accessing of departmental reference maps or any assistance on these ordinances, feel free to contact: Assistant Director Assistant Director Forward Planning Section OR Development Control Section City Hall 2nd Floor Room No. 9 City Hall Annexe, 1st Floor 2 ZONE Dept MIN. AREAS COVERED GC PR TYPE (S) OF DEVELOPMENT Ref. AREA REMARKS/POLICY ISSUES % % ALLOWED Map (Ha.) Central Business District (CBD) Core CBD 80 600 CP/FP/XXX Peri-CBD 80 500 Commercial/Residential/Light 1A 60 600 0.05 West of Tom Mboya St Industry East Of Tom Mboya St 80 350 Uhuru H/W/ University 80 500 Way/Kipande Rd Upper Hill Area Block 1 - Offices (Community) 60 300 CP/FP/XXX Block 2 - Comm/Off 60 250 1E Block 3 - Offices 60 300 Commercial/Offices/ Residential 0.05 Block 4 - Residential 35 150 Block 5 - Institutional (KNH) Block 6 - (Mixed: Inst;Htls;Offs) 60 200 Eastleigh CP/FP/X Commercial/Residential (High-rise XX 80 250 Eastleigh District Centre Flats) 0.05 Eastleigh Comm/Residential 60 240 2 Pumwani/Califarnia 60 240 CP/FP/XXX Ziwani/ Starehe Commercial/Residential (High-rise 0.05 Commercial 80 150 Flats) Residential 35 75 3 ZONE Dept TYPE (S) OF MIN. AREAS COVERED GC PR REMARKS/POLICY Ref. DEVELOPMENT AREA % % ISSUES Map ALLOWED (Ha.) Parklands CP/FP/XXX Commercial 50 100 Commercial/Residential (High- Residential 35 75 rise Flats) 0.05 City Park Estate /Upper Parklands 35 75 Westlands Westlands CBD 80 240 3 Westlands/Museum Hill CP/FP/XXX o Block 1 Commercial 80 200 Commercial/Offices/Residential o Block 2&3 Offices & Highrise (High Rise Flats) – Four Storeys 0.05 35 80 Residential Max. o Block 4 Offices 80 200 o Block 5 Commercial/Residential Hotels Spring Valley Riverside Drive CP/FP/XXX Residential (Apartments Kileleshwa allowed on sewer only) – Four 4 35(s) 75(s) 0.05 Policy Under Review Kilimani 25(u) 25(u) Storeys Max. Thompson Woodley Upper Spring Valley CP/FP/XXX Kyuna 25 25 0.2(u) Maisonettes Allowed On Low-Density Residential One- 5 Loresho 0.1(S) Sewered Areas Of Lavington /Bernard Estate Family House Lavington o On sewer 35 75 o Unserwerd 25 25 Muthaiga CP/FP/XX 6 25 25 Low-Density Residential 0.2 Single Family Dwelling New Muthaiga X 4 ZONE Dept MIN. AREAS COVERED TYPE (S) OF DEVELOPMENT REMARKS/POLICY GC PR Ref. AREA ALLOWED ISSUES Map (Ha.) Mathare Valley CP/FP/XXX Mathare North 0.05 Special Scheduled High- 7 Lower Huruma 50 75 High-Density Residential (Flats) Lower in Density Informal S&S Kariobangi Informal Settlements (Slums) Schemes Development Korogocho Dandora Old Eastlands Shauri Moyo Maringo CP/FP/XXX These largely constitute old Bahati Special Scheduled Areas City Council housing – ripe for Kaloleni o NCC Site-and-service high-rise high density o Schemes as Low- Makongeni redevelopment Mbotela Income Housing Jericho Jerusalem Makadara 50 100 8 Doonholm Neighbourhood (Block 82) 50 75 Uhuru (1-3) 50 75 Buru Buru (1-6) (Blocks 72-79) 50 75 Residential – Umoja (1-2) 50 75 Mixed Development CP/FP/XXX Comprehensive 50 150 o Flats, Umoja Innercore Subdivision allowed o Maisonettes, 0.05 Komarock Minimum to fit a House o Bungalows, Commercial 80 150 on Type Plan design o Site-and-service Schemes Residential 50 75 Condominiums (Single Rooms) Kayole Commercial 80 150 Residential 50 75 5 ZONE Dept MIN. AREAS COVERED TYPE (S) OF DEVELOPMENT GC PR Ref. AREA REMARKS/POLICY ISSUES ALLOWED Map (Ha.) CP/FP/XX 9 Main Industrial Area 80 300 Industries/Godowns 0.05(on Becoming Over Developed X sewer) 80 (s) 150(s) CP/FP/XX Dandora Industrial Zone 50(u) 100(u) Kariobangi Lt/Industrial 50(u) 100(u) CP/FP/XX 0.01 if 9E Light Industries/Godowns not on Ruaraka EPZ covered 100(u) CP/FP/XX Mathare North Lt/Industrial 50(u) sewer 80 (s) 150(s) CP/FP/XX Kariobangi Lt/Industrial 50(u) 100(u) Nairobi West 35 75 CP/FP/XX Madaraka South ‘B’ 35 75 CP/FP/XX South ‘C’ Nairobi Dam 50 75 CP/FP/XX Ngummo High Density Residential Comprehensive subdivision Highview 50 75 CP/FP/XX Development allowed with lower sizes on Magiwa Mixed Residential Development 0.5 type plan 10 Golf Course Flats, Development density @ 35 Langata Estates Maisonettes units per hectare Southlands Bungalows Otiende CP/FP/XXX Ngei 1&2 Onyonka 50 75 Masai Uhuru Gardens Jonathan Ngeno Villa Franca 50 (s) 75 (s) CP/FP/XX 25(u) 25(u) Imara Daima CP/FP/XXX Tassia Area not fully sewered 50 75 Comprehensive subdivision 10E Fedha Residential Mixed Development 0.5 Avenue allowed with lower sizes on Embakasi Village CP/FP/X type plan (max 35 units/ha.) XX Commercial 80 150 Residential 50 75 6 ZONE Dept MIN. AREAS COVERED TYPE (S) OF DEVELOPMENT GC PR Ref. AREA REMARKS/POLICY ISSUES ALLOWED Map (Ha.) Special Scheduled Area (Kibera CP/FP/XX Slums) NHC Plan Lacking In Social National Housing Corporation Informal Mixed Developments Infrastructures e.g. Schools Comprehensive Residential Clinics, Recreation and (NHC) Estates CP/FP/XXX 11 Schemes 0.05 Commercial Zones Ayany Comprehensive subdivision Olympic 50 75 allowed with lower sizes on Fort Jesus type plan Karanja Road Karen/ Langata CP/FP/X Low Density Residential Local Re-Development Plan XX 0.2 12 Karen Developments Under Review/Preparation 0.4 (One Family Dwelling House) Gigiri 25 25 CP/FP/XX Low-Density Residential Plan well implemented only Kitisuru 25 25 CP/FP/XX (One Family Dwelling House) pockets of intensity of 13 Ridgeways 25 25 CP/FP/XX 0.2 developments e.g. Village Garden Estate 25 25 CP/FP/XX Market & American Diplomatic Safari Park/Balozi Housing 25 25 CP/FP/XX Housing Roysambu 25 25 CP/FP/XX Low-Density Residential Intensive Development in 14 Thome 25 25 CP/FP/XX (One Family Dwelling House) 0.2 Marurui & Roysambu Marurui 25 25 CP/FP/XX Dagoretti 35 75 CP/FP/XX Agricultural/Residential Mixed Riruta 35 75 CP/FP/XX Gap Flats Area Maintains Agricultural Kangemi 35 75 CP/FP/XX Maisonettes 0.1 Character 15 Mutuini 35 75 CP/FP/XX Bungalows 0.05 on township High-rise Flats develop 35 75 CP/FP/XX Waithaka sewer becoming popular Ruthimitu 35 75 CP/FP/XX Uthiru 35 75 CP/FP/XX 7 ZONE Dept TYPE (S) OF MIN. AREAS COVERED REMARKS/POLICY GC PR Ref. DEVELOPMENT AREA % % ISSUES Map ALLOWED (Ha.) Baba Dogo CP/FP/XXX Industrial Zone Industrial 80(s) 300(s) 0.05 High Density 50(u) 100(u) Residential (Mixed 16 lower if Residential Residential 35(s) 75s) Residential comprehensive 25(s) 25(u) Development Ngumba/Ruaraka/ 50(s) 200(s) Githurai 44 &45 50(s) 200(s) Replete with Zimmerman Industrial Zone unplanned Kahawa West 50 100 Residential (Mixed developments hence 17 Commercial 50 100 Residential “Blanket approval” Residential 50 75 Development vide TP resolution of Industrial 50 100 18/7/97 Kasarani CP/FP/XXX 2.0 Area has potential for Agricultural Clayworks 0.05 on sewer residential developments Residential Mixed Clay City 50 100 0.1 ha.
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    Evaluation Week 2019 Logistical Information 13-17 May 2019 United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), Nairobi, Kenya Host agencies: United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) and United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Contents MEETING INFORMATION 3 Meeting Location 3 Registration and Access to the UNON Compound 4 Entry 5 Online Community of Practice 5 Documentation 5 Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation 5 GENERAL NAIROBI TRAVEL INFORMATION 5 Visa Information 5 Plastic Bag Ban 6 Yellow Fever Vaccine 6 Time Zone 6 Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi 6 Banking and Currency Exchange Facilities 7 Electricity 7 Official Languages 7 Health 8 UN Security Training 8 UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT NAIROBI (UNON) IN GIGIRI 8 Catering 9 Restaurants outside the UNON Compound 9 Medical Services 10 Wi-Fi 10 Security 11 Postal Services 11 ANNEX 1: ACCOMMODATION LIST 12 Hotels 12 Guesthouses 23 2 MEETING INFORMATION Meeting Location The UNEG Evaluation Week 2019 will take place at United Nations at Nairobi (UNON), United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya. The different sessions of the Professional Development Seminar (PDS), the Evaluation Practice Exchange (EPE) and the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place in the meeting rooms indicated below: Conference Room 3, Central Area, Lower Concourse Conference Room 9, Central Area, Rooftop Conference Room 10, Central Area, Rooftop Map of the UNON Compound 3 Map of UNON and immediate Gigiri Area Registration and Access to the UNON Compound Participants attending the Eval Week 2019 must register on-line at https://unhabitat.org/unegevalweek2019 before 31 March 2019 in order to obtain an access pass to the UNON Compound.
  • Download List of Physical Locations of Constituency Offices

    Download List of Physical Locations of Constituency Offices

    INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL AND BOUNDARIES COMMISSION PHYSICAL LOCATIONS OF CONSTITUENCY OFFICES IN KENYA County Constituency Constituency Name Office Location Most Conspicuous Landmark Estimated Distance From The Land Code Mark To Constituency Office Mombasa 001 Changamwe Changamwe At The Fire Station Changamwe Fire Station Mombasa 002 Jomvu Mkindani At The Ap Post Mkindani Ap Post Mombasa 003 Kisauni Along Dr. Felix Mandi Avenue,Behind The District H/Q Kisauni, District H/Q Bamburi Mtamboni. Mombasa 004 Nyali Links Road West Bank Villa Mamba Village Mombasa 005 Likoni Likoni School For The Blind Likoni Police Station Mombasa 006 Mvita Baluchi Complex Central Ploice Station Kwale 007 Msambweni Msambweni Youth Office Kwale 008 Lunga Lunga Opposite Lunga Lunga Matatu Stage On The Main Road To Tanzania Lunga Lunga Petrol Station Kwale 009 Matuga Opposite Kwale County Government Office Ministry Of Finance Office Kwale County Kwale 010 Kinango Kinango Town,Next To Ministry Of Lands 1st Floor,At Junction Off- Kinango Town,Next To Ministry Of Lands 1st Kinango Ndavaya Road Floor,At Junction Off-Kinango Ndavaya Road Kilifi 011 Kilifi North Next To County Commissioners Office Kilifi Bridge 500m Kilifi 012 Kilifi South Opposite Co-Operative Bank Mtwapa Police Station 1 Km Kilifi 013 Kaloleni Opposite St John Ack Church St. Johns Ack Church 100m Kilifi 014 Rabai Rabai District Hqs Kombeni Girls Sec School 500 M (0.5 Km) Kilifi 015 Ganze Ganze Commissioners Sub County Office Ganze 500m Kilifi 016 Malindi Opposite Malindi Law Court Malindi Law Court 30m Kilifi 017 Magarini Near Mwembe Resort Catholic Institute 300m Tana River 018 Garsen Garsen Behind Methodist Church Methodist Church 100m Tana River 019 Galole Hola Town Tana River 1 Km Tana River 020 Bura Bura Irrigation Scheme Bura Irrigation Scheme Lamu 021 Lamu East Faza Town Registration Of Persons Office 100 Metres Lamu 022 Lamu West Mokowe Cooperative Building Police Post 100 M.