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Tarmacked roads in Mandera Town have greatly helped improve transportation and opened up trade within the county and beyond.
Mandera, Elwak and Kotulo. utilities is ongoing and their suc- in collaboration with the National implementation of Land Manage-
To achieve this goal, the services cessful completion will keep the Government. ment Information Systems (LMIS)
of consultants has been procured county at par with other counties.
to undertake cadastral survey of “In addition to surveying and Expectations for the 2019-2022 in all the sub-counties
5,000 plots in the planned towns: mapping, we have secured many • Preparation of County Spatial • Site and service schemes for the
• Mandera Town - 2,000 plots public utility plots by erecting con- Plan newly-planned areas around the
• Elwak - 1,500 plots crete pillars,” says Hassan. • Preparation of County Valuation county headquarters
• Kotulo - 1,500 plots Roll • Recruitment of planners and
The plans that are at the approval The ministry has also provided • Planning of urban centres at surveyors in all the sub-counties
stage are expected to revolution- support towards road clearance ward level to ensure timely service delivery
ize land management and devel- and expansion in Mandera town, • Establishment of land registries • Preparation of County Land Use
opment control. The plans are fur- Rhamu town and Banissa where in all the sub-counties and Housing Policy.
ther expected to provide secure encroachment into road reserves • Digitization of land records and
tenure and make Mandera a safe was the order of the day. Illegal
regional hub for local and foreign and informal structures on road
investors. reserves have been cleared with
The county has managed to em- the help of enforcement officers.
ploy two physical planners, three The residents of areas where such
surveyors and two compliance actions have been taken have
and development control officers welcomed the initiative due to im-
who have played an important role proved accessibility.
in land use planning, survey and
development compliance Generally, Mandera town has ex-
perienced increased investment
Participatory Planning Approach in the real estate and hospitality
(PPA) as stipulated in the Consti- sectors. Investors, through land
tution of Kenya and the Urban Ar- use planning, can today iden-
eas and Cities Act has been fully tify strategic locations for to build
embraced in the preparation of premises. As a result, high-end
the plans. This has proved benefi- modern structures have changed
cial especially in sealing planning the face of the town compared to
gaps as well as making the com- before the era of devolution.
munity feel part of the ongoing Today, Mandera County is one of
spatial planning initiatives. the fastest growing regions in the Mandera development plan.
country and the Department of
Technical Support Lands, Survey, Physical Planning,
The Ministry of Lands played a Housing and Urban Development
critical role in providing techni- is committed to providing easy
cal support to other line ministries access and equitable allocation of
through mapping of project areas land to all.
and approving proposed devel-
opments. Such projects include Housing Development
but are not limited to the proposed The administration is comitted to
Karrow Airstrip, Takaba Airstrip, the Big 4 agenda which factors
Municipality headquarter offices, the provision of affordable hous-
MANDWASCO offices, Mandera ing. The ministry has identified
sewage treatment plant and Elwak and set aside adequate land in
Baraza Park among others. The Neboi and Garbarqoley for the Kotulo development plan. Elwak development plan.
construction of most of the public construction of the first 2,000 units