As the country prepares to host the 9th Africities Summit, it is painful to note that even with devolution in Kenya, urban planning remains a big challenge. The country hosts the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (N-Habitat-) the United Nations agency that works to improve lives in cities, towns, and communities with huge technical expertise. Urban planning has refused to come of age in our town centers to a level even providing emergency services is not possible. The event planned for April 2022 is expected to provide a platform to spur investment and development not only in Kisumu County but the entire Lake Region Economic Bloc and Kenya at large. Because we abandoned planning, we are seeing the growth of cities in the country that has become uncontrolled and ungovernable.

Source: The Star July 20, 2021 16:30 UTC