As part of devolution, Nanyuki was one of the first towns to receive assistance with town planning from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. The Plan can be accessed hereÂ
Nanyuki soon to become a municipality.
The Urban Areas and Cities (Amendment) Act 2017 which was assented to by the President on 12th March 2019 paves way for creation of more cities in Kenya by lowering the population threshold required for an urban area to be declared a city.
Under the new law, the number of the resident population required for a city has been reduced by half from 500,000 to 250,000 people. The same law also allows a county to declare an urban area a municipality if it has a resident population of at least 50,000 residents, while for an area to be declared a town it has to have at least a population of 10,000 residents and a market center would only require 2,000 residents.
This new law and Nanyukiâs new status as a result of the last census (72,813) will mean that Nanyuki will soon have a municipal council/local authority and improved city governance.
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