COMPARING LAND USE PROJECTIONS WITH SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS CASE STUDY: KERICHO SUB-COUNTY IN KERICHO COUNTY, KENYA

Kericho has experienced significant infrastructural developments and shift in land use as attested by the residential houses boom. It is of great concern however to see these developments crop up in a disorganized and seemingly unplanned manner and the inevitable result would be pollution, inaccessibility, informal settlements in the area and difficulties in availing basic utilities.

Conserving Nairobi's' river basins

Land is arguably one of the most important natural resource in the country. Land especially in cities and urban areas is one of the most sought after commodity, basing on the number of land buying and selling companies and the rate of inflation of prices. Riparian land can be termed as land bordering water bodies such as rivers, streams and lakes. The term “Riparian Land’’ raised quite a stir recently when the government started demolitions of buildings deemed to be built on Riparian Land.