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Kenya's urban development strategy ripe for re-engineering

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An aerial view of Nairobi's skyline showing parts of Kibera slums and Central Business District. [Davdi Njaaga, Standard]

The government in 2022 inaugurated a task force on Re-engineering and Transformation of Urban Development whose overall goal is to come up with ideas on how to make our cities and urban areas more resilient, functional and efficient.

The task force is expected to analyse the state of urban development planning and urbanisation, recommend changes to Urban and Metropolitan Development policies, recommend reforms to reinvigorate Kenya's urban development as well as develop financing models that can attract local investors to fund urban infrastructure projects.

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