KARURI MUNICIPALITY SPATIAL PLAN (INTERGRATED URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLAN) KENYA URBAN SUPPORT PROGRAMME (KUSP) Naomi Mirithu Director Municipal Administration & Urban Development. Martin Kangiri Project Coordinator Eric Matata Urban Planning and Management. Josephine Wangui Social Development. Keziah Mbugua Capacity Development. Jennifer Kamzeh GIS Expert. Maureen Gitonga Budget Officer. Clare Wanjiku Procurement Officer. Samuel Mathu Procurement Officer. Hannah Njeri Communications. James Njoroge Accountant. Eng. John Wachira Infrastructure expert . Prepared for the COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF KIAMBU April 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Urbanization in Kenya.................................................................................................................. 7 2. Background information .............................................................................................................. 8 3. Project beneficiaries ...................................................................................................................... 9 4. Background Information for the Karuri Municipality .......................................................... 11 5. The Rationale of the Assignment ............................................................................................... 14 6. Criteria for establishment of Municipalities as per Section 9 of the Urban Areas and Cities Act 16 6.1 Criteria 1: Population Threshold for the Karuri Municipality ..................................... 16 6.2 Criteria 2: Integrated Strategic Urban Development Plans (ISUDPs) .......................... 19 6.3 Criteria 3: Demonstrable Revenue collection Potential .................................................. 22 6.4 Criteria 4: Capacity to generate sufficient revenue to sustain its operations ................ 23 6.5 Criteria 5: Provision of essential services as per Schedule 1 of the Urban Areas and Cities Act 2011. ................................................................................................................................ 26 6.5.1 Planning and Development control ........................................................................... 26 6.5.2 Physical Infrastructure ............................................................................................... 27 6.5.3 Social Infrastructures ................................................................................................. 38 6.5.4 Education Facilities ..................................................................................................... 41 6.5.5 Financial infrastructure ............................................................................................. 47 6.5.6 Recreational and Sporting facilities .......................................................................... 47 6.5.7 Religious facilities ........................................................................................................ 48 6.5.8 Control of Drugs, Policing and Enforcement ........................................................... 49 6.5.9 Abattoirs ...................................................................................................................... 49 6.5.10 Markets ........................................................................................................................ 49 6.6 Criteria 6: Public participation ......................................................................................... 51 6.7 Criteria 7: Adequate space of expansion .......................................................................... 53 6.8 Criteria 8: Solid waste management. ................................................................................ 55 7. Recommendation and Conclusion ............................................................................................. 56 8. References .................................................................................................................................... 57 9. Appendix ...................................................................................................................................... 58 List of Figures Figure 1: Paramount Chief Karuri Wa Gakure ........................................................................ 12 Figure 2: The two rivers mall located less than a kilometre from Ruaka Town ...................... 13 Figure 3: The figure below shows a bird’s eye view of Ruaka town ...................................... 13 Figure 4: Development Applications Approved for 2017 and 2018 Percentage ..................... 27 Figure 5: Karuri-Kiambaa-Kanunga Road............................................................................... 29 Figure 6: State of roads in other parts of Karuri. ..................................................................... 30 Figure 7: Transport Network for NMR, 2030 ......................................................................... 32 Figure 8: Transport infrastructure within the Karuri Municipality ......................................... 33 Figure 9: KPLC substation at Gachie; and electricity connections within Gachie .................. 34 Figure 10: Electricity Distribution including power reticulation, transformers and floodlights within the Municipality ........................................................................................................... 35 Figure 11: Storm drainage infrastructure in Karuri. ................................................................ 36 Figure 12:presence of health facilities in Karuri ...................................................................... 39 Figure 13: Ambulance services in Karuri ................................................................................ 40 Figure 14: Presence of Educational centres in Karuri ............................................................. 42 Figure 15: Financial institutions in Karuri municipality.......................................................... 47 Figure 16: Karuri Primary Stadium in Banana ........................................................................ 48 Figure 17: presence of religious facilities ................................................................................ 48 Figure 18: Open air market in Muchatha ................................................................................. 50 Figure 19: Waste disposal sites in Karuri Urban centres ......................................................... 55 List of Tables Table 1: Transport infrastructure within the Karuri Municipality ............................................ 8 Table 2: Essential Services to be provided by municipality as per the first schedule of the Urban Areas and Cities Act ..................................................................................................... 15 Table 3: Population Projections for Karuri Municipality ........................................................ 16 Table 4: Population Distribution and Density for Karuri Municipality ................................... 17 Table 5: The boundaries of the planning area for Karuri ISUDP ............................................ 20 Table 6: Cumulative Revenue Per Management Units For Fy-2014/2015 To 2017/2018 And Projections For 2018/2019 For Karuri ..................................................................................... 23 Table 7: Main Roads in Karuri ................................................................................................ 28 Table 8: Summary of Health Facilities in the Karuri Municipality ........................................ 39 Table 9: ECD INSTITUTIONS IN KARURI ......................................................................... 42 Table 10: PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS IN KARURI ............................................................. 44 Table 11:NON-FORMAL SCHOOLS .................................................................................... 45 Table 12: SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KARURI MUNICIPALITY .................................. 45 Table 13: Summary of the locations of markets in the Karuri Municipality .......................... 50 List of Maps Map 1: Municipalities in Kiambu County .............................................................................. 10 Map 2: Map on the population distribution for the Municipality ........................................... 18 Map 3: Healthcare facilities in the Karuri Municipality ......................................................... 41 Map 4: Map of the Education facilities within the Karuri Municipality ................................ 46 Map 5: The existing land uses within the municipality .......... Error! Bookmark not defined. ABREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CIDP-County Integrated Development Plan CSP-County Spatial Plan KNBS-Kenya National Bureau of Statistics KPLC-Kenya Power and Lighting Company KUSP-Kenya Urban Support Program NBFI-Non Bank Financial Institutions NMT-Non Motorized Transport NSP-National Spatial Plan PSV-Public Service Vehicle RIV-Rapid Intervention vehicle UN-United Nations 1. Urbanization in Kenya The growth of any economy is based on urbanization. People move to the urban areas mostly because of the job opportunities. As more enterprises and organizations are being established, more people can have jobs hence they are able to improve their standards of living. The world is urbanizing at a very rapid rate. According to a report by the UN Habitat three out of ten people on the planet lived in urban areas by the mid-20th Century (Habitat, 2010). In the beginning of the 21st Century, it