Post on 29 August 2019 by Super User in Lands Housing & Physical Planning

Overview of Lands, Housing and Physical Planning Department

Vision: 

 Excellence in land management and provision of adequate and affordable Housing in well planned spaces for sustainable development of Migori County. 

 Mission: 

 To facilitate improvement of livelihoods of Migori County residents through efficient planning, administration and management of land and ensure access to adequate, quality and affordable housing. 

 Core values 

 Efficiency 

 Transparency 

 Integrity 

 Fairness 

 Patriotism

 Accountability

Sub Sectors 

1.  Administration 
2. Physical Planning
3. Survey 
4. Rates and rents 
5. Housing

Departments’ achievements. 

•  Establishment of modern survey office. 
• Construction of department of lands office block. 
• Purchase of interlocking brick making machine. 
• Establishment of interlocking brick training centre at Kababu. 
• Installation of 4 high mast lighting in Migori and Awendo in partnership with the state department of Housing & Urban Development. 
• Purchase of 6 acres of land in Bukira Buhirimonono for waste disposal. 
• Purchase of 20 acres of land for development of affordable housing scheme at Sangla in Migori town. 
• Preparation of Awendo town, Migori town, Isebania town, Rongo town and Sori town plans. 
• Production of new plot cards for replacement of old ones issued by the defunct local authority. 
• Purchase of land for establishment of modern markets at Dede and Bondo Nyironge. 
• Digitization of the records in the land registry to solve the problems of misplaced files and records. 
• Beaconing of over 12 public titled parcels of land. 
• Conducting basemap surveys for Migori town. 
• Production of 8 Preliminary Index Diagrams (P.I.Ds), one for each sub-county 
• Issuance of 25,000 title deeds from land adjudication. 
• Preparation of a valuation roll for Migori town 
• Preparation of rating bill

Administration 

 Objective: To grow and support all round multi-tasking work force with coherent values for challenges 

 Physical Planning 

 Objective: To provide a plan for county land use and management of urban spaces 

 Housing 

 Objective: To provide adequate Human settlements and infrastructural connectivity for a first class economy 

 Survey 

 Objective: To ensure just resolution of land and boundary disputes. 

 Rates & Rents 

 Objective: To ensure fair and equity in the rating of land within the county 

 What we do 

 Physical Planning 

 Preparation of physical development plans 

 Advising the county government on all matters relating to Physical Planning 

 Undertaking development Control 

 Advising on matters concerning alienation of land and the most appropriate use of land such as 

 Extension of lease 

 Subdivision of land 

 Change of user 

 Extension of user 

 Conflict resolution on matters pertaining to physical planning 

 Survey 

 Surveying for production of small scale topographical maps 

 Determination of property boundaries 

 Maintenance and storage of survey records 

 Implementation of court orders

 Approval of mutation surveys 

 Resolving boundary disputes 

 Housing

 Management of government housing units 

 Conducting of county housing survey

 Development of housing infrastructure projects 

 Conduct research on housing and human settlement 

 Management of Appropriate Building Technology centres 

 Housing administration 

 Rents & Rates 

 Collection of rates and rents 

 Keeping records of public plots 

 Assessment of rents 

 Issuance & replacement of plots cards

Post on 28 August 2019 by Super User in Lands Housing & Physical Planning

 Kenya Vision 2030 highlights rapid urbanization as one of four key challenges facing the country. However, Kenya is still under-urbanized. Therefore there is potential to leverage urbanization for improving economic opportunities and living conditions. The Government of Kenya has recognized the need to manage urbanization as part of its overall development strategy.

World Bank through KUSP seeks to support the implementation of the Kenya Urban Programme (KenUP), which is the Kenya government’s development strategy emanating from and giving life to the Kenyan National Urban Development Policy (NUDP).

 The program is designed to run for five years and aims to establish and strengthen urban institutions to deliver public goods and services for the three urban areas in Migori County namely Rongo, Awendo & Migori. This is done taking cognizance of the role played by urban areas as engines of economic growth, prosperity and modernization. Upon its implementation, the county will be able to tap on the potential of urbanization for sustainable development. 

 Project Implementation Strategy 

 Expenditure areas 

 The expenditure is divided into two themes i.e. Urban Institutional Grant & Urban Development Grant. 

 Under the UIG the county will get a grant of 50 Million while in the UDG, the towns will be awarded different amounts with Rongo, Awendo & Migori getting 

 1,639,360, 2,174,840 & 1324680 USD annually respectively.

UIG Expenditures

• Urban planning activities 
• Training costs (e.g., for Municipal Board members or other relevant county staff) 
• Workshops and learning events 
• Meeting costs, including local travel allowances, refreshments (e.g., related to the development of Municipal Charter and other urban planning activities) 
• Experience sharing and peer-learning activities with other counties
•  Incremental office operating costs (stationery, etc.) 
• Office equipment and furniture (for urban boards and administrations), and 
• Short term consultancy costs (e.g. related to the establishment and strengthening of urban institutions). 

UDG Expenditures 

•  Waste management (liquid and solid).
•  Storm water drainage. 
• Connectivity (roads, non-motorized transport facilities, and street and security lights). 
• Urban social and economic infrastructure (urban greenery and public spaces) and 
• Fire and disaster management.

ON 

 THE LAUNCH OF KENYA URBAN SUPPORT PROGRAMME 

 ON 

 JANUARY 25TH, 2019 

 AT MIGORI PROPOSED OMBO MODERN MARKET 

 The Members of Parliament, 

 The Migori County Executive Committee Members, 

 The entire County Government staff of Migori,

 The Honorable Members of the County Assembly of Migori, 

 The Ambassadors, Present 

 The Stakeholders and Project Team, 

 Invited Guests, 

 Ladies and Gentlemen,

Fellow county men and women, today marks a milestone in the history of the county, as we launch the World Bank supported projects in our urban centers of Migori, Awendo and Rongo. Our towns have grown and continue to do so against low provision of the associated infrastructural services

.Before any other item, allow me to take this initial opportunity to strongly thank the World Bank for this significant support. 

Today the World Bank Reports that, by 2030 around 60 % of people will live in urban areas. In Kenya, about 30% of the country’s population lives in urban areas. Urban centres drive economic growth and offer economies of scale in productivity and public investments; they are social melting pots, centres of innovation and drivers of social change. 

 The World Bank through the Kenya Urban Support Programme seeks to support the implementation of the Kenya Urban Programme (KenUP). This is the Kenya government’s development strategy emanating from and giving life to the Kenyan National Urban Development Policy (NUDP). 

 The program is designed to run for five years and aims to establish and strengthen urban institutions to deliver public goods and services for the urban areas in Kenya. 

 As a county, we are lucky that out of the 59 municipalities being supported, we managed to have three of our municipalities namely Rongo, Awendo & Migori being considered with a total grant of about Kenya shillings 500 Million.

 In the first year of the program, we are going to undertake the following projects in the selected municipalities:

Migori               Construction of Ombo modern market and Ombo access roads

 Kshs 133M 

 Kshs 219M 

 Kshs 165M

Ladies and Gentlemen

Since my first term as the Governor, my administration has consistently underscored the inescapable growth of towns and that the solution to urban problems depends heavily on effective urban planning, infrastructure development and management.

My government in full realization of the importance played by urban planning, initiated the preparation of spatial plans for five towns (Migori, Isebania, Rongo, Awendo & Sori). Initially, these urban centers had outdated Integrated Strategic Urban Development Plans (ISUDP). I am happy now to inform you that all these plans have now been developed and are in their final stages. In addition, my administration has devoted resources to support urban infrastructural development in this financial year.

Fellow citizens 

 The implementation of these projects will help us to realize sustainable development goal number 11 which ensures that cities and other human settlements are safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable and reverse the urbanization of poverty.

Ladies and Gentlemen 

 My administration has in the past been lauded for being the best in National Cohesion and Integration in Kenya. I categorically state that we have to appreciate the ethnic diversity, unity and cohesion that we enjoy and use it as a recipe for cohesion in order for us to develop.

 Fellow county men and women, as a family we have to acknowledge that life is a relay race and it is our shared responsibility to do that which we must by creating a better society for the current and future generations.

 I would like to acknowledge the enormous support that our county has received from the World Bank in this journey. 

 With these few remarks, I now declare the projects officially launched. 

 Thank you.

 God bless you, God bless Migori County.

• Oversee the affairs of the Municipality. 
• Develop policies, plans, strategies and programmes. 
• Formulate and implement Integrated Municipal Development Plans. 
• Prepare and submit to the Board an annual report on the activities and accomplishments of the departments and agencies comprising the executive branch of the Municipality. 
• As may be delegated by the County Government, collect taxes, levies, rates, duties, fees and surcharges on fees. 
• Exercise supervision over all departments and agencies of the Municipality and coordination of its activities. 
• Administer and enforce all Municipality By-laws, resolutions, franchises, contracts, permits and other municipality decisions. 
• Administer Municipality utilities and property.
• Encourage and Support regional and intergovernmental cooperation.