L.Victoria Rept - UN-Habitat

Short Term Objective Strategy Specific Activities Time Frame Actors Status3. Explore and exploit opportunities forimproved access to decent affordablehousing4. Develop an economic/ investment blueprint for Kisumu2.4 Put in place a local identity scheme and permitting orderfor city public transport3.1 Engage with the National Housing scheme to ensureequitable benefit from the projects3.2 Identify and set aside public land for prospective housingdevelopment4.1 Support and Strengthen the stakeholders roundtableforum – the Kisumu Action Team – for improvedengagement of private sector4.2 Hold regular investment meetings to promote the city’sinvestment agenda4.3 Design and activate website for Kisumu City5.1 Enhance participation in regional forums such as LVRLACthrough active involvement5.2 Design, publish and widely circulate regular informationNewsletters and brochures for Kisumu6 months5 yrs6 months5 yrsAnnual (5yrs)1 yrContinuousStart Jul ‘04Develop and institutionalizeframeworks that promotestakeholder participation inurban planning with dueconsideration to genderequity, efficiency andempowerment1. Increase/enhance public participation inplanning matters2. Strengthen the capacity of the cityplanning department to effectively dealwith planning matters1.1 Develop through dialogue, Strategic managementframework for the city authorityUtilize the establishednetworks of public-private-CSO to engage in dialogue andconsensus building on key planning entities1.2 Collaborate with the Women Action Forum for Networking(WAFNET) and other Women Networks in responding tospecific gender planning demands1.3 Use the LASDAP process to promote the very basic idealsof planning and construct public opinion to respondeffectively to localized challenges2.1 Increase the staffing levels of the planning departmentcommensurate with the job demandsContinuous5 yrsContinuous1 yr54Cities Development Strategies for Improved Urban Environment and Poverty Reduction in the Lake Victoria Region