Kitui County recently constituted its municipality board of 9 members, chaired by Dr. Musyimi Mbathi, an associate of Centre for Urban Research and Innovations.
STEPS TOWARDS PLANNING FOR MUKURU SPA
CURI has continued to be engaged in the Mukuru SPA planning process funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC) alongside partners Slum Dwellers International (SDI and SPARC), Akiba Mashinani Trust, University of California Berkley and County Government of Nairobi. This team, Housing, Commerce and Infrastructure constitute one of the 8 consortia previously formulated to take part in the planning of Mukuru.
Submitted by CURI_UIP on Tue, 2018-07-03 13:15
STEPS TOWARDS PLANNING FOR MUKURU SPA
CURI has continued to be engaged in the Mukuru SPA planning process funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC) alongside partners Slum Dwellers International (SDI and SPARC), Akiba Mashinani Trust, University of California Berkley and County Government of Nairobi.
Submitted by CURI_UIP on Tue, 2018-07-03 13:00
ROLE OF PLANNING IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN KENYA; IS IT A CORRECTIVE OR PREVENTIVE TOOL?
From late 2017, everyone was concerned about the drought ravaging the country. The issue ricocheted in the media, public forums, and political agendas. Farms yielded no crops, pastoralists and livestock farmers lost herds of livestock, rivers ran dry and people died of hunger and thirst.
Submitted by CURI_UIP on Tue, 2018-06-12 16:47
KITUI LEARNING STUDIO; Community Proposals Feedback and Way Forward
Well, sweet is the fragrance of successful completion. Community proposals feedback marked completion of Kitui Learning Studio, laying solid foundations to pave way for community-driven implementation phase. Whilst the conventional planning processes are characterized by vertical hierarchical exchange of ideas and engagement in plan decision making, the Kitui Learning studio was anchored on integration and inclusivity:
Submitted by CURI_UIP on Fri, 2018-04-27 15:43
TRANSPORTATION MENACE IN NAIROBI
It is well known and understood that public transport in Nairobi is accompanied by the struggles of traffic jam and misbehaviour by public service drivers. Just recently at the beginning of March, the long rain season began earnestly.
Submitted by CURI_UIP on Tue, 2018-03-27 15:24
"Leaving No One Behind" CURI Annual Report 2016
The 2016 Annual Report themed -Leaving No One Behind – the clarion call from 2016 New Urban Agendacaptures an array of activities that the Centre for Urban Research and Innovations (CURI) undertook in the year 2016. The Centre started as the Urban Innovations Project (UIP) in 2007 as part of a rethinking by urban planners on the relevance of current urban planning education, research and practice.
Submitted by CURI_UIP on Wed, 2018-02-28 08:29
"Leaving No One Behind" CURI Annual Report 2016
The 2016 Annual Report themed -Leaving No One Behind – the clarion call from 2016 New Urban Agendacaptures an array of activities that the Centre for Urban Research and Innovations (CURI) undertook in the year 2016. The Centre started as the Urban Innovations Project (UIP) in 2007 as part of a rethinking by urban planners on the relevance of current urban planning education, research and practice.
Submitted by CURI_UIP on Wed, 2018-02-28 08:26
MUKURU SPECIAL PLANNING AREA (SPA) WORKSHOP
The Centre for Urban Research and Innovations (CURI) was represented at the Mukuru SPA workshop in Mombasa on the 4th-6th of July 2017. The workshop was held after the preparation of the inception report triggered by the declaration of a special planning area in three informal settlements in Mukuru, Nairobi.
Submitted by CURI_UIP on Mon, 2017-11-13 14:16
