MCC Institutional Capacity Building Activity

Kenya Urban Mobility and Growth Threshold Program - Land Productivity Project - Institutional Capacity Building Activity: The Policy and Regulatory Framework Activity aims to assist the NCCGs Lands, Urban Planning, Urban Renewal, Housing and Projects Management Directorate (Lands Directorate) to update the policy and regulatory framework for control of property development, zoning, and preparation of land use plans in Nairobi City County using an integrated approach.

MCC funding shall support a policy consultant with experience in land use policy and regulation to assist the Lands Directorate to (i) complete a legal and regulatory assessment to understand the gaps in the framework which regulates construction and property development (the Development Control Framework); (ii) gather data and conduct research on urban growth trends and future economic development; (iii) draft a comprehensive development control policy that allows the Lands Directorate to regulate and manage land and property development more effectively across the Nairobi City County; (iv) prepare a zoning regulation for the county and zoning map for the Target Area that defines the land use and construction allowed on each land parcel; and (v) develop a new policy guideline that sets standards for the preparation and approval of integrated physical and land use development plans that involve different stakeholders, including physical and land use, transportation, environmental, and utility planners, in the planning process.

During the implementation of this Activity, the Lands Directorate shall ensure stakeholder consultations and public outreach events are undertaken.