Nyeri County Government

Summary of Methodology

1. Community mobilization and sensitization for stakeholder engagement

2. Identification of boundary extents and preparation of digital basemap

3. Socio-economic and physical mapping of the Centre

4. Preparation of the Environmental Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the market

5. Preparation of Local Physical Development Plan for the centre and approval of the plan.

Administration: Project managers, office administrators, company counsel, Project accountant-5 no. persons

Key Experts: project manager, Urban Planner, Civil Engineer, Land surveyor, Environmental expert, Sociologist, & GIS Expert -8 no. persons

Non-Key Experts: Assistant project manager, assistant land surveyors, assistant urban planners -15 persons

Support staff: research /field work assistants, community leadership, casuals- 30 persons

• The project was an initiative of the Nyeri County Government and it was meant to provide a new sustainable physical development plan and guidelines to foster growth of the market centre.

• Determining demographic status of the market center
• Identification of the development potentials of the planning area
• Modelling of the expected impact of the proposed adjacent roads infrastructural projects i.e. the proposed interchange and Bypass
• Provision of a basis for infrastructure networks laying
• Provision of a basis for development control regulations
• Identification of environmental issues and concerns affecting Marua Centre residents
• Formulation of riparian land management strategies given the proximity of the center to River Sagana
• Planning to allocate sufficient space for various land uses to ensure efficient function and convenience of users and accommodate future growth
• Reorganization of land uses to fit new demands
• Development of plans implementation and monitoring framework

• Planning approaches: Community participatory planning and alternative planning options based on the status of the centre

• GIS based Basemap
• List of beneficiaries for the Market Centre accompanied with demographic characteristics
• GIS-based Physical Development Plan for the market centre
• Transportation plan & models
• Development control guidelines
• Environmental and Social Management Plan